Children from three Greater Manchester primary schools have sold fruit and vegetables they grew themselves to raise funds for FareShare. The pupils from Abbott Community Primary School in Collyhurst, Primrose Hill Primary School in Salford and Rodney House School in Longsight cultivated fruit, vegetables and herbs in partnership with School Food Matters and an educational farm just outside Manchester.
The children first planted their vegetable seeds in April and since then, have been learning new skills around food production and selling. The expertly grown produce included potatoes, carrots, onions, swedes and apples as well as lots of herbs and even some fresh eggs. They sold their produce from stalls on Market Street in Manchester city centre last Friday.
Young Marketeers
Young Marketeers is a food education programme which gives pupils the chance to grow food and then sell what they have produced. During each project, the charity ‘School Food Matters’ runs educational sessions for the children with expert gardeners, chefs and programme leaders on topics such as food production and waste, how to grow and harvest food and tips on how to sell produce in local markets.
Pupils have the chance to get their hands dirty with gardening and seed sowing sessions, learn about marketing and finally interact with the public as they sell what they have produced. By donating the money they made on the stalls to FareShare, they have also learned about the importance of supporting local food charities and combating food waste. Learn more here on our broader approach to combating hunger through community engagement.
The children did a fantastic job of selling their produce to passers-by and chatting to them about where the food had come from. They handled the money, giving the correct change to their customers and bagging up what people had bought.
All of the money raised by the Manchester stalls – an amazing amount of almost £350 has been donated to FareShare Greater Manchester. Thanks so much to Abbott Community School, Primrose Hill Primary School & Rodney House School for doing such a fantastic job!
