through photographs and these will be the focus of an exhibition at Winterbourne during March 2012, to coincide with Islam Awareness Week. Click here to read an account of setting up Urban Veg by Phil Smith at Winterbourne House and Garden. All generations working together: Planting out seedlings at the Urban Veg project plot Preparing the labels for the Urban Veg project plot in Arabic Engaging Secondary Schools Students involved in the science workshops during their visit to Ness Botanic Gardens Student identifying pond dipping creatures at Ness Botanic Gardens Ness Botanic Gardens are located close to the city of Liverpool.  Although a thriving metropolis of over one million people, Liverpool is one of the most deprived areas in the UK.   Ness Botanic Gardens, part of the University of Liverpool, are keen to broaden their education programme and engage with students from disadvantaged backgrounds. This is also an opportunity for the Ness Botanic Gardens to broaden their learning programme provision to the 11-16 age group which currently rarely visits their site. Working with a College in Liverpool, the Garden is running a series of science focused workshops for Year 7 (11-12 year olds) and Year 10 (14-15 year olds) over a six week period.  Students are getting their hands dirty, experiencing what it is like to plant and grow vegetables as well as learning about important scientific concepts linked to the National Curriculum such as photosynthesis and climate change. Teachers at the College hope that this project will provide the