Tick off Bronze, Silver and Gold... Harvesting vegetables from the local farm for Roast Dinner Day

14 June 2011 – Have you booked in a farm visit for the autumn term? By arranging a visit to a local farm before Roast Dinner Day on 12 October 2011 your pupils could harvest vegetables for the roast dinner lunch, and the farm might even be able to supply the meat.

 Criteria
• Bronze: We organise an annual farm visit, and this is linked to wider learning
• Silver: One or more year groups keep in touch with a local farm throughout the year
• Gold: Our pupils have the opportunity to take part in a programme of farm-based activities throughout the farming year

Resources

Roast Dinner Day is about engaging the local community and giving them a taste of healthy school dinners. Sign up to Roast Dinner Day by emailing our events officer Natasha Moseley: nmoseley@soilassociation.org

You’ll find more information and Roast Dinner Day recipes on the Food for Life Partnership website.

Need help setting up a farm visit? Get in touch with our farm links team for help and advice.

For the Midlands and South West contact:
Will Marcombe – wmarcombe@soilassociation.org – 07500 700072

For the Southern and Eastern Regions contact:
Jo Edney – jedney@soilassociation.org – 07810 887460

For the Northern Regions contact:
Alison Quigley – aquigley@soilassociation.org – 07827 925380

Case study

Eastwood Comprehensive School in Nottinghamshire has strong links with local farm Redgates. The farm not only hosts educational visits, it supplies the school with eggs, pork, chicken, lamb and beef, and helps deliver school community events such as hog roasts and BBQs. Read the case study.

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