A series of virtual farm visits has enabled pre-school children at Happy Days Penair Nursery in Truro, Cornwall to learn more about farming, the countryside and where their food comes from.
The parents of a child who attends the nursery own a farm and suggested that they arrange a video link so that the children could see a range of work there and gain a greater appreciation of what farming entails and how important it is in supporting our everyday life.
‘We are not based in a farming community, and when we spoke to the children during lunch time about where their food came from, many would say Tesco. We thought it would be good for the children’s cultural capital for them to know where and how their food is produced,’ says deputy manager Lisa Fidock. ‘Another important area was for them to see another job role and find out what the work of a farmer entails.’
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