Farming Friends

May 4th 2007

Year Of Food And Farming Website Launched

The Year Of Food And Farming is a national initiative and is to be launched in September 2007 in the UK. It aims to give children an increased awareness of where their food comes from and give them the opportunities to become more involved in food preparation and production. It also aims to provide opportunities for learning more about the countryside and farming.

Today saw the launch of The Year Of Food And Farming website which states that, “The Year of Food and Farming is a campaign to promote healthy living by giving young people direct experience of countryside, farming and food. During the Year, children will have the opportunity 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.

The year runs from September 2007 to July 2008. The full site will go live in September.”

The Year Of Food And Farming scheme is looking for individuals or organisations to give their support. If you are involved in teaching, farming, catering, food production, or horticulture, then you may be able to offer support. I have already registered the support that I will give via Farming Friends and I have registered the school that I work in. I aim to give my support and hope that you can too.