Tips, activities and resources

Cultivated around the tropics, there are about 1,000 types of banana.

If you're looking to keep the kids busy for hours, then take a look at our ideas on how to build a den.

Episode three of Conversations in the Canopy, the Eden Project Podcast. Tod chats with chats with Alex Smalley; PhD Fellow University of Exeter about why its important (and enriching) to listen to nature.

Episode two of Conversations in the Canopy, the Eden Project Podcast. Tod chats with Dr Georgina Gould about why it is that plants and nature makes us happy.

Episode one of Conversations in the Canopy, the Eden Project Podcast. Tod chats with Dr Jo Elworthy about why we owe our lives to tiny blue bacteria.

Take a look at our top tips for a planet-friendly summer. From your food to your clothes there's so much you can do to make an impact.

Sugar cane sticks were first chewed for their sugary sap 10,000 years ago. Today we eat about 3kg a week each!

This plant is the source of chocolate! Cacao pods come in many shapes, sizes and colours.

You have the power to make a difference to the future of our planet and all that call it home. From recycling and reusing, to growing your own food – there’s so much you can do. What will you pledge?

This tree is home to over 70 types of insects that live nowhere else on earth, but no monkeys!