Over 350 children from primary schools across East Anglia returned to the East of England Showground to learn about the harvesting process.
In March this year, the showground was a hive of activity when the same pupils planted vegetables at the Grow Your Own Potatoes event, hosted by Kids Country, the education arm of the East of England Agricultural Society.
Woodston PrimaryThe children dug up their potatoes, beetroots, carrots and lettuces, and were keen to see how well their produce had grown over the 3-month growing period.
Local farmers, Farmer Clive and Farmer Luke were on hand to explain how the produce is sorted and packaged before it is sold.
The children then set to work making potato salad and tasting their home grown produce, which they then took home to share with their families.
The event was supported by G’s Fresh, Albert Bartlett, My Fresh and Produce World. A produce weigh-in was conducted to determine the winners of the ‘Student Grower of the Year’ and ‘Overall School of the Year’ awards – both were won by the pupils of Woodston Primary School, Peterborough.
Guy Thallon, Head of Research, Development and Innovation at Produce World, explained why his team gets involved in projects like the Kids Country Grow Your Own Potatoes event: "It was fantastic to see the children so excited about the produce they had grown, each year the yields seem to get better and better!
"At Produce World we want to inspire children to learn about where their food comes from, and education days like the Kids Country Grow Your Own Potatoes event go a long way in achieving this."
