17 May 2011

Over 250 primary-school Year 3 children were treated to a day on the farm by Essex Food and Farming Group.  The children, from eight local schools visited a farm in the Dengie Hundred to watch sheep-shearing and wool spinning, learn about vegetable and cereal growing, make bread, and go on a nature trail tracking birds and wildlife.

“This is our third year running the day out, and the trip is free for the kids as we raise the funds through sponsorship,” said Mary Hull, chairman of the Essex Food and Farming Group. 

“Our aim is to show as many aspects of farming and food production as we can, in a friendly, easy to learn environment.  We made chips from potatoes, showed the children how the machinery works and looked at bees in a hive.”

Each child left with a ‘goody-bag’ with worksheets, pen, writing pads, milk-shake, cheese, stickers and leaflet.

2011 HGCA FarmHouse Breakfast Week

23-29 January 2011

Go shake up your wake up

East Essex Food & Farming Group visited St. Cedd’s Primary School, Bradwell-on-Sea during Farmhouse Breakfast Week to talk to the children about the importance of eating a healthy breakfast each day.

The 290 children were interested to hear and discuss the story of cereals from field to plate, after which sausages from Southminster Butchers were served in bread rolls from Golden Platter together with home made milk shakes. 

Members also visited Collingwood School on Wednesday 26 January.

St Cedd's Primary School