Perhaps the most impactful of all LifeSpace Projects, are the school installations we’ve been a part of.

School gardens have one very specific challenge – everyone is away on summer vacation when all the summer crops are growing! Teachers and parent volunteers then have 2 options: Send someone everyday to water, or only grow a Spring Garden with crops that can be harvested before the kids head off for the Summer.

For 99% of school gardens - there's nothing growing in the summer.

However, with LifeSpace Gardens – watering maintenance is reduced from daily to once a week at most. Not only does this make it much easier for the volunteers, but it also makes it much easier to recruit volunteers – as watering transforms from a challenge and guesswork to a simple reservoir fill that anyone can do, no matter their experience.

All the same principles apply to community gardens as well – the water conservation also a highlighting factor. The results are incredible, with an impact that branches across communities and generations.