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International sunflower vibes...

When you join our Sunflower challenge - you're joining hands with women and children in Kampala...

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Sunflowers make me happy!

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Just a reminder that this was taking part in our Sunflower growing challenge is all about...healthy vegtables for the children we work. This Garden belongs to 13 year old Denis who is now excelling is school as he can concentrate and it help to feed his younger syblings. Denis has turned out to be very green fingered!

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Bob Johnston: My garden crew. Much fatter stems due to the windy conditions and not as tall as the school ones. Not even the decency to face the house so we can see them. The cheek of it! #Lewisham

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Bob Johnston: They're watching the neighbours!

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Ian Black‎: we're getting there! #MiltonKeynes

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Lou Castillo‎: First sunflower is out! Wooooop!!!

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Bradshaw Senior: "this one is going to win!" #Yorkshire

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Nulu: Sunflowerface! #Makerere #Kampala

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Kerry Bradshaw: Head Gardner Monty inspecting the Sunflowers with Hazle #Oxford

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Ian Pillage: the only sunflowers we've seen grown on a boat! #Bristol

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Claire Ashton: Lovely sunflowers at our school summer fair :) Not quite as big as the ones in Kampala yet! #Bristol

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Peter and Nulu: This is one of our tallests. I can't even reach the top! #Kampala

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Michelle Hancock: First #sunflower in bloom! #nofilter #sunflowers #prizewinners #awamu #awamugrowoff #Somerset

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Michelle Hancock: Even the runt of the litter is bigger than Ellie 🌻 #sunflowerchallenge #awamugrowoff #awamu #prizewinners #sunflowers #Somerset

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Michelle Hancock: Growing every day: Tom and our giant #sunflowers #prizewinners for sure 🌻🌻#awamu #awamugrowoff #sunflowerchallenge #Somerset

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Amy Twiname: A flower but not a prize winner... 78cm plant and 11cm flower ‪#‎awamu

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Olivier, Lucy and Rona #Abbingdon

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Mike Feakes‎: Lou Castillo's awamu sunflowers are putting my three thin stalky ones to shame!

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Kerry, Nulu and baby Joy enjoying their flowers in Makerere, Uganda.

 

See all our updates on the awamu sunflower challenge here

Read more about food for education project here.