Foodie fun for primary schools this autumn!
Whilst children and teaching staff take a much-needed summer break from another challenging school year, the Kids Country team have been hard at work preparing for the annual return of their popular ‘Winter Warmer Soup Challenge’, as well as adding a brand-new food and farming education event – ‘Autumn Apples and Pears’!
Kids Country is the educational arm of the East of England Agricultural Society; education manager Sandra Lauridsen says: “We have always believed that engaging with children about food, farming and the countryside is absolutely critical to shaping their decisions as adults, whether that’s what snack they might choose, what behaviour they might display when in the countryside, or even whether they might be the next combine harvester designer of the future. We are absolutely thrilled to be getting back out to schools and adding a brand-new half-day event for October, our ‘Autumn Apples and Pears’, in response to increased demand from schools not just across Peterborough but also as far afield as London this year!”
The ‘Autumn Apples and Pears’ event, supported by Central England Co-operative, is a half-day of activities and learning, including the history of British apples and pears, and chatting with British apple farmers to understand more about how these wonderful fruits are grown in the UK and their nutritional benefits.
Returning in November, the ‘Winter Warmer Soup Challenge’ will once again be judged by MasterChef finalist, Simon Spooner. Speaking after the 2020 Challenge, Simon said: “I loved being a part of the Kids Country Winter Warmer Soup Challenge this year. It was fantastic to see so many brilliant and tasty entries and that so many children and their schools are engaging with where their food comes from and the skills necessary to cook meals from scratch.”
Kids Country education manager Sandra Lauridsen presents children from the special education needs category winners, Heltwate School, with their prize
Sandra concluded: “We really hope that schools will once again respond to the challenge to enter our ‘Winter Warmer Soup Challenge’ as it is a great way to get children cooking creatively and thinking about the best of in-season British produce, as well as the chance to win £200 for their school. Our ‘Autumn Apples and Pears’ is a new event but based on a bespoke event we ran last year for a primary school, which went really well, so we are sure schools will enjoy it this year!”
To book their place schools should complete the entry forms at Events – Kids Country
Helpful Links
- Contact Kids Country to register your interest in this event.
- Get your booking and event questions answered.
- 2021/2022 Kids Country Events programme.
- Get details about becoming a corporate sponsor here.
