The Year of Food and Farming aims to promote healthy living by offering young people direct
experience of the countryside, farming and food. The Year runs from September 2007 to July 2008
and during that time, there’ll be exciting opportunities for children to:
- follow the story from 'field to fork'
- explore the importance of food
- make informed decisions about food and healthy nutrition
- watch what happens on a real-life farm
- experience what the countryside can offer
- learn more about environmental issues linked to food and the countryside.
Throughout the Year, activities and resources will support curriculum teaching and offer memorable
hands-on learning experiences. Taking part can help schools achieve the Healthy Schools Standard
and the Year will support the Learning Outside the Classroom manifesto.
The Year will provide memorable opportunities to engage young people of all ages in many parts of
the curriculum including PSHE, Science, Design and Technology and Geography. The website brings
together offers of help, details of events and curriculum resources to make it an easily accessible
topic for schools.
The Year offers an opportunity for schools to showcase their work and share ideas with other
schools through the Megamap. It is hoped that it will forge strong links between schools and food
and farming businesses, and provide educational materials that will last beyond the Year itself.