To understand the importance of a healthy diet and the impact on long term health
To appreciate the need for a balanced diet
To trace the sources of food from growth to plate
To learn about different crops and what foods they become in the supermarket
To learn about the animals and how they relate to food in the supermarket
The visit
To visit to a fully working and operational farm including agricultural, animal and milk production. Children spend time in different areas of the farm, including feeding and cleaning animals, looking at crop and milk production, sitting on a tractor, looking at farm machinery, holding the hens and collecting eggs.
