Patrick’s Patch teaching and learning garden; conservation approaches of the Danish Agency for Culture and Places, the Royal Kitchen Garden in Graasten
We start in Beaulieu, Hampshire, in the south of Britain. Here Rachel Fosters, a Kew trained Development of the Royal fruit and kitchen gardens in Denmark (closed and open partnership models) – Recreation of the garden of Gråstengardener, is in charge of the Fairweather’s teaching and learning garden, Patrick’s Patch. Rachel is supported by a loyal group of garden volunteers and Primary schoolchildren who regularly visit to learn gardening skills and understand where our food comes from. video, text, slides
On we go to Denmark, where Tanguy Laviolette from the Danish Agency for Culture and Palaces gives us an overview of the development of the Royal fruit and kitchen gardens in Denmark and its two partnerships models: closed or open, before focusing on the Royal Kitchen Garden at Gråsten Palace. This kitchen garden in the south of Denmark opened for the public in 2020. It produces fruit and vegetables for the royal dining table. In the kitchen garden, there is also a focus on learning about nature and the growing of food. video, text, slides