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The Camborne / Redruth / Hayle Gazette March 2017


Pupils track food from field to fork


PUPILS from the area’s schools will be learning about farming and food production at an event in Wadebridge next month.


The children taking part will be from the Bodriggy and Con- nor Downs schools in Hayle; Crowan School in Camborne; and the Pennoweth and St Day schools in Redruth, along with others from across the county. The Farm and County Days were introduced by the Royal Cornwall Agricultural Associa- tion (RCAA) and Cornwall Food and Farming Group in 2013 to educate primary school children on these subjects. The first event was an in- stant hit and has become an important vehicle in teaching the next generation of con- sumers about where their food comes from. To date 4,500 seven- to nine- year-old pupils from schools across Cornwall have attended the event at the Royal Cornwall Showground. A total of 1,500 pupils from 41 schools are booked to attend this year’s event, which will be held on Tuesday, March 21, and Wednesday, March 22.


The children will enjoy a


hands-on, interactive experi- ence showing them what farm- ers and food producers do, tracking the journey food takes from field to fork.


Exhibits created cover as- pects of the process which range from learning about the importance of soil and discov- ering the machinery used to sow seeds through to caring for and harvesting cereal crops. Local food producers pick up the story, explaining how they take various foods from raw materials through to finished products.


The children will get to meet and learn interesting facts about cattle, sheep, pigs, goats and poultry.


Volunteers


An army of volunteer stew- ards and exhibitors from rele- vant organisations and busi- nesses give up their time to make the event possible each year.


Event co-ordinator Steve Michell, RCAA media and edu- cation manager, feels the Farm & Country Days play an impor- tant role.


‘The response from the event each year from the children is


Wadebridge-based agricultural contractor Mark Andrew explains to pupils taking part in a Farm and County Day how his round bale wrapper works


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‘There’s a real need to en- sure the next generation know where their food comes from so they can make informed purchasing decisions and properly understand the food production industry.


‘Some of the pupils will also go on to be our farmers and food producers of the future.’


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