Thursday 27 August 2020

Agricultural classes in school

Last year, in the Russian region of Udmurtia, four schools ran pilot agricultural classes for about 100 students. 

Demand has grown with 400 children already signed up for this year.

The educational project, initiated by the regional Ministry of Agriculture, uses specialists from agricultural enterprises as teachers.

I know there are many local and regional initiatives already in place around the world, but I think food and farming is such a fundamental issue that it should automatically be part of every school curriculum.

It would help enormously if children grew up with an awareness of where food comes from, what they are looking at when out in the countryside, and what good food looks and tastes like.

Hard as I’ve looked, I’ve yet to find a nugget on a chicken.