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Home Grown Garden, run by Katrina, documents her journey of growing her allotment garden. Situated at St Ann’s Allotments in Nottingham which is thought to be the oldest and largest allotment in Europe. Katrina shares tips and advice on how to grow a range of fruit, vegetables, flowers and herbs through organic methods. She takes the viewer through the seasons, guiding on when to pick, when to plant, and showing the incredible evolution of nature as the year goes by. Katrina started as a complete beginner, both on YouTube and in the allotment, and has now achieved a wide following and over 40,000 subscribers and is a trusted source for gardening tips around the world!
When I first started my YouTube channel it was used primarily to document the changes of my allotment garden – I never expected to become so involved in conversations with like-minded gardeners all across the world! It’s amazing to see what everybody else is growing, to escape into green spaces, and pick up lots of tips and advice. The YouTube gardening community is such a welcoming and supportive space that keeps me creating new content each month.
James Bowater (Mr B) started his channel in 2016 to produce educational content for secondary school children in the UK who were studying for GCSE and BTEC Physical Education courses. Over the years as his teaching roles have changed, he has readjusted the direction of his channel and developed several video series for GCSE Geography students. James uses his unique style to create an alternative approach to education and to appeal to different learning styles and preferences. James’ recent projects include a series called Geography Basics, which provides basic geographical content and skills that students often revisit throughout their studies as well as a weekly Sunday Morning Coffee GCSE Geography revision series.
I love how by using YouTube, I have been able to reach and support thousands of secondary school children across the UK with their studies. I have been able to transfer my teaching from the classroom to an online presence where students can revisit my educational content again and again.
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