Edge Hill staff and students help schoolchildren grow and sell their own food
by Educate Magazine July 11, 2024 · All News / University News
Staff and students at Edge Hill University worked with schoolchildren from Liverpool to grow fruit and vegetables which they went on to sell in the city centre to raise money for charity.
Hazel Flight, programme lead for BSc nutrition and health, managed the project in the Liverpool area, visiting inner-city schools with her students giving schoolchildren the opportunity to set up vegetable patches and planters.
Second year nutrition and health student, Scarlet, said: “I wanted to be involved in the project because it links to what I want to do in the future. I want to be a teacher and being able to work with kids and teach them important skills related to their health has been really rewarding.”
The School Food Matters charity provides fully funded food education programmes to schools. Their mission is to teach children about food and to improve children’s access to healthy and sustainable food options, during their time at school.
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