1:50 - 15 September 2006 Plymouth Herald Pupils from Ermington Primary School got the opportunity to experience organic farming at first hand on a trip to nearby Fowlescombe Farm. The farm is part of Defra's Education Access Initiative, and owners Barbara and Richard Barker spent the day showing the Year Two children how they could enjoy and learn from their native countryside. The visit was part of the children's work on their local environment, and gave them an insight into how important farming was to their local community. Said teacher Anne Burns: "The farm's a really fantastic local resource for both science and geography. "It was an extremely valuable first-hand experience of farming for the children, and encouraged them to think about conserving their local countryside. The children are already asking when we can go back again." Visit us? If you would like to bring your school to visit our working farm please ring Barbara on 01548 82100 and click here for more details |
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| The start of the walk | Checking things out with a mum |
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| Examining a lawn ark | A Derbyshire Redcap rare breed chicken and cockerel |
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| Ponds are always interesting places - we saw a late dragon fly | Rare breed sheep being managed by the dogs |
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| An trained Angus show calf haltered by our (then) Senior Stockman, John | Shedding some good sheep and some bad sheep in the race |
Mr and Mrs Barker said they were keen to encourage educational groups to take advantage of the Educational Access Initiative and visit the farm for a free educational trip. Anyone interested should contact them on 01548 821000. N.B. All the children's photographs are with the expressed permission of their parents collected by their teacher Anne Burns for this use - they are not to be downloaded or used for any other purpose |
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