Farming community reaches out

MORE than 1,200 Key Stage 2 pupils are expected to descend on the Royal Bath & West Showground at Shepton Mallet in April for the return of the Field to Food Learning Day.

Back for the first time since Covid, the fifth event – already fully booked – will be a day packed full of interactive activities and demonstrations, educating children about the process of field to fork, giving them the opportunity to look, hear, smell and get their hands dirty – one of the most effective (and fun) ways to learn!

Lilanie Self, from the Royal Bath & West Society, said: “We are really looking forward to welcoming local schools back to our Field to Food Learning Day. Thanks to the generous support of local businesses, we have been able to provide some brilliant hands-on demonstrations for the children to really get involved in.”

Alongside the event, the society is due to launch a brand-new online education hub at the end of March, providing resources to teachers, parents and home educators that can be used to learn all about British farming and the process of field to fork.

The resources have also been created in line with the National Curriculum, with links to “living things and their habitats”. l The education hub can be found at: www.bathandwestsociety.com/education-hub Schools wanting to know more about future Field to Food events should email: hello@bathandwest.co.uk