New: Our DVD for schools, Learning along the food chain, shows primary school children learning about food production through farm visits, gardening, farmers' markets, cookery and a local food meal. Watch the video (7 mins) or request a copy from Jane Powell Download the information sheet and see a picture from the launch with Elin Jones AM

Also: watch a video report of the Rafael school meal held at Ysgol Llandysul, Ceredigion, in October 2007, here. With thanks to Tinopolis who made the video for the programme Wedi 3 on S4C, 22.10.07. This video is in Welsh.

Read about our 2006 Rafael school meals project, featuring schools in Wrexham and Anglesey, here, and the 2007 project with schools in Welshpool, Llandysul and Ogmore Vale here.

Organic Centre Wales works with organic farms and schools to promote understanding of food and farming amongst school students. This takes place through visits to farms, growing food in the school grounds, designing healthy menus and so on. We do this by supplying information to schools and farms. See our list of farms to visit, organizations that work with schools and resources to do with farming, healthy eating and environmental education. Visit an organic farm Organic links for schools

We can also help with sourcing organic food for school meals: see our trade directory

 

Tyfu'r Dyfodol Growing the Future

In March 2005, Organic Centre Wales set up Growing the Future, a network of projects linking Welsh initiatives for organic and local food in school meals and education. The network has held two conferences, bringing together farmers, food companies, teachers, Healthy Schools coordinators, local authority procurement and catering staff, community groups and others to develop an agenda for food in schools. See www.organic.aber.ac.uk/schoolsnet for more details.

Organic Centre Wales also works with FACE (Farming and Countryside Education) to help pupils learn about the real business of farming and maintaining the countryside The Centre works with the following projects to promote the work of FACE: Learning on the farm, Ceredigion Cafe project, Powys

 

Organic Centre Wales works with Garden Organic for Schools to promote gardening in schools, and has translated some of their leaflets into Welsh. Click here.

For more information on schools projects contact Jane Powell on 01970 622248.