A day with the Royal Highland Educational Trust (RHET) and Field to Fork at the Hirsel Estate in Coldstream.
Agriculture dominates the Scottish Borders landscape, but fewer and fewer people are choosing careers in farming and more of us want to know where our food comes from.
Organisations like RHET and the Field to Fork programme at the Hirsel, engage children directly with the realities of food production and estate management. I join around 100 students from Berwickshire High School as they de-breast pheasants, mee prize Highland cattle, bake bread and have a tour of some serious farm machinery.
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In this episode:
RHET operates across Scotland, aiming to familiarise children with the world of farming and food production.
The Field to Fork programme runs year round at the Hirsel estate in Coldstream, bringing kids from the south of Scotland and northern England to experience estate life.
Special thanks to Anne Redpath, Leslie Mason, Sally Fleming and all the staff and students of Berwickshire High School.
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Produced & Presented by Charlotte Maberly
Music by Iain Fraser from his album Koterana
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Thank you to the Borders Food Forum for their continued support.
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