Great Casterton Primary School pupils go on a journey from field to fork

Children learnt all about where their food comes from thanks to a visit from farming experts.

Caroline Williams, agronomy manager at Burgess Farms and Sandra Lauridsen, education manager at Kids Country, led a field-to-fork session for 30 children at Great Casterton Primary School.

The hands-on session, part of the pupils’ People Who Help Us topic, outlined the whole journey of the humble spud from how they are grown to landing in our shops.

Teacher Sally Gooding said: “Farmer Caroline talked to us about where our vegetables came from and all the important different jobs that the people growing our food do.

“The farmers taught us all about the growing process of the potato, they even checked up on some potatoes we are growing!”

Kids Country is the East of England Agricultural Society’s education programme.

“Who knows, this may inspire future farmers and distribution experts,” Sandra said.