Today I
visited Britannia School in Ipswich as they started an educational project with
East Feast . Eastfeast
is a team of professional gardeners, artists and teachers that helps schools
deliver more effective learning based on working a school allotment through the
seasons, culminating in a community feast.
East
Feast have been working with Copleston School for a while and I had witnessed the
great work they had done there so was happy to help secure funding from the
North East Area Committee so they could start working with local Primary
Schools.
The
children seemed very keen to start with having an attempt at apple pressing was
of the most sought after activities.
I am
sure this project will be a success and anything that helps promote healthy
eating is going to be very welcome. As we saw today with the comments from
David Cameron about ‘sugar tax’ it is important that we have as many facts as
possible at hand when we decide what we are going to eat and to give our
children to eat. It was just disappointing that it has now become obvious that
Cameron did not have the full facts about a ‘sugar tax’ – as he had not even
read the report!
Good
news is that with the help of East Feast and local schools it will be our
children who will be telling their parents what to eat!
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