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Posted: Tuesday 9 November 2010

From Form to Fork for Primary 3

Primary 3 classes have been studying food and farming and enjoyed a visit from a farmer parent, who explained some of the daily and seasonal jobs which kept them very, very busy. Mr King brought in grain and cereal crops and also answered many questions about beef and dairy cows. Pupils realised that it is a hard life being a farmer!

P3: From Farm to ForkThe P3 classes followed trip to Auchincruive Farm down at Ayr. On a bright sunny day, pupils were able to to grind corn into flour and to spin wool just like they did in the olden days. They also saw several newly born calve,s including a set of twins. Some of the calves wore a collar with a chip around their necks linked to a feeder to automatically give them the right amount of milk. "We were able to go in to a milking parlour where 20 cows are milked at a time," says P3 teacher Mary Crawford. "In the barn it was very smelly because the calves had just been fed silage!" Pupils were astonished that the combine harvester cost around £160,000.

Chef Quigley and pumpkinsTo conclude their farm to fork topic, Primary 3 received a visit from Chef Quigley from the Red Onion Restaurant, who showed them different varieties of pumpkin and  demonstrated how to make a pot of delicious pumpkin soup which everyone enjoyed tasting!

 

 

 

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