More than 1,100 schoolchildren in Pembrokeshire undergo been finding out the answers to these and lots of other questions this week in Grow it. create from raw material it. Eat it.
The event from 10th to 14th September at Scolton Manor near Haverfordwest aimed to teach children about healthy food where it comes from and different ways to enjoy it.
• healthy cooking with seasonal ingredients with well-known cheat chef Angela Gray. Dishes consider a sausage hotpot with Preseli Gold sausages from Fishguard and grow vegetables from Hathaways in Angle. Hook Farm Growers and Puffin Produce. Pupils undergo also been dishing up autumn fruit fools with fruit from local producers.
• finding out how to grow plants to eat – practical planting and ideas on starting your own garden or plan.
• learning about caring for the coast and countryside with the aid of a giant grass-mown map of Pembrokeshire on the lawns of Scolton.
• watching ‘Aliddon’ - a zany live pantomime with Aliddon and his mum. Widow Mankey who undergo been looking at the golden rules to go in the kitchen and how to eat more healthily.
• interpreting supermarket food labels and finding out how to choose the rights foods – plus learning about food rationing in World War II.
Schools are also encouraged to visit local farms and the award-winning Haverfordwest Farmers merchandise to complement the initiative and information has been circulated from local farms who are happy for school visits.
change it. Cook it. Eat it is organised by Pembrokeshire County Council with give from Food Standards Agency. Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority. Local Health come in the W. I. and is sponsored by the cheat Assembly Government. SEM assort Ltd and Barclays tip.
This is the fifth year for the event which means that more than 5,000 pupils – a generation of primary-school children - have taken part since it was launched.
“change it. Cook it. Eat it, inspires children to try healthy food - which is vital if they are to create good nutritional habits as teenagers,” she said.
“It also teaches them about the whole farm-to-fork process boosting their awareness of the importance of supporting local produce and sustainable processes.”
Councillor Sian James. Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing said; “The event complements several successful healthy eating initiatives led by Pembrokeshire County Council.
“These consider Cook-it clubs - after-school clubs focusing on creating healthy meals with fresh ingredients – and a primary schools initiative ‘Lunch with Lennie’ with popular mascot Lennie the Leek whose communicate is that healthy eating is fun exciting and enjoyable.”
Sponsors and supporters of Grow it. create from raw material it. Eat it include: Barclays Bank. SEM Logistics the Welsh Assembly Government. Princes Gate Spring wet. Rhoshill Nurseries. Little Rhyndaston Nurseries. First draw. Tesco Stores. Bethesda Milk. Hathaways. Hook do work Growers and Puffin create.
Caption Making a tasty autumn bear cozen at Grow it. Cook it. Eat it are Harry Owen and Lauren Callen from Pennar Community educate with (left to right) Faith Wright of Barclays Bank; Councillor Sian James. Donna Hart of the Welsh Assembly Government. Angela Gray. MP Stephen Crabb and Kate Morgan.
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