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Useful Resources
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The Year of Food and
Farming |
www.yearoffoodandfarming.org.uk |
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Farming and Countryside
Education (FACE) |
www.face-online.org.uk |
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The Home Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA) ‘The Grain Chain’ - field to fork cycle of
how wheat is grown + healthy eating (5 – 16 years) |
www.grainchain.com |
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Farm Enterprise – free CD for geography
fieldwork activity for secondary pupils |
enquiries@face-online.org.uk |
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‘Breakfast Games’ – links breakfast to
exercise.A downloadable resource pack with
educational resources. Supported by HGCA.
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www.farmhousebreakfast.com |
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The Crop Protection
Association – on-line Farming game ‘Frank the Farmer’
‘Pesticides
in Perspective’ – the science and regulation of crop protection, food
production and health and the environment
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Frank
the Farmer
www.cropprotection.org.uk |
DCSF Growing Schools programme
Get Your Hands Dirty’ to help teachers who want
support & advice on growing plants or animal care
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Get Your Hands Dirty |
The British Potato Council
“Grow Your own Potatoes” (primary schools)
Free growing kit including seeds, planting
advice and £5 garden centre voucher plus on-line support healthy
eating. |
www.potatoesforschools.org.uk
(enter recode FACE). |
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The British Cheese Board – numerous primary
resources linked to the National
Curriculum. |
Download
from www.britishcheese.com
And order various packs from
magenta@edist.co.uk |
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The Soil Association ‘Food
for Life’ – lots of help for schools |
www.foodforlife.org.uk |
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National Trust –
lunch detectives. Interesting ideas to get children
involved in thinking about what they eat. |
National Trust |
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Growing Schools –
government funded programme for outdoor education,
including of farms available for visits |
Growing Schools |
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Milk Development
Council + Dairy UK
A teachers pack to assist with PE (KS1
pupils)‘Teacher’s Guide to Health Related Fitness at Key
Stage 1’ (inc video). |
Free
copies available from
magenta@edist.co.uk |
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Milk Development Council
Other free resources re milk |
www.schoolmilk.co.uk |
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LEAF
Demonstration Farms- Linking Environment and Farming
Click on
‘Consumers’ for information about visits to local LEAF
farms |
www.leafuk.org |
These are just a few of the websites
that can help you. Many of them will only have
free resources available during the Year of Food and Farming, so
it is advisable to apply for the free packs and information as
soon as possible and certainly before the end of JUNE 2008. |
