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Eductational activities

HGCA, alongside the other Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board divisions, offers a range of advice, information and free resources to help farmers get involved in education and help the next generation to understand food and farming.

Getting started

Many farmers are passionate about educating youngsters on where food comes from and how it is produced – but where to start? The following tips, links and resources will help:

  • HGCA is a partner of FACE (Farming and Countryside Education) which hosts a wide range of resources for farmers to use in talking about food production and agriculture.
  • If you are thinking about opening your gates to school parties then find out more by going to visitmyfarm.org
  • Accessibility, safety and hygiene should be taken into account if you are considering hosting school visits. More information is available on the following video – Open your farm, produced by DairyCo.
  • HGCA and the other AHDB sectors sponsor Open Farm Sunday which is a great way to experience farm visits and engage with the local community – join the celebrations this year on 8th June 2014 – order your resources here http://openfarmsunday.ahdb.org.uk

HGCA educational resources

Once you’ve organised your talk or decided to host a visit, HGCA offers a range of free educational resources which you can use as talking points to help educate your guests about cereals and oilseeds farming. It’s easy to order the below resources listed below from www.grainchain.com

  • Story posters – a range of colourful and visually appealing posters tracking the story of cereals, malting barley, oats and oilseed rape from farm to final product.
  • Breakfast around the world poster – discuss the production of everyday foods through the story of breakfast.
  • Wheat into flour pack – presents the milling process from wheat to flour with samples at each stage
  • Curriculum-linked educational activities and resources can be found on the Grain Chain website. Whether it’s video, games worksheets or recipes that you’re looking for there is lots to choose from.

HGCA event equipment

  • Grain art templates – using a variety of grains to create a masterpiece, youngsters can learn about different types of cereals and their uses.
  • Oilseed rape press – a hands-on opportunity for children to understand how their cooking oil is made.
  • Grain hand mill – the chance for children to experience milling their very own flour.
  • Event banners and leaflets – highlighting the key facts about the cereal and oilseed stories.

For further ideas for activities at your event or to request these resources, please call 024 7647 8769 

About HGCA educational activity

Find out more about HGCA’s investment in consumer activity on behalf of the cereals and oilseeds industry.