After a year-long school project all about peas, pupils from St. Peter’s RC Primary School and Skene Square Primary School were warmly welcomed to Farmer Phil’s organic pea farm.
Throughout the academic year, students across Aberdeen have enjoyed seeing these locally grown organic peas featured in a range of school meals — from muffins to curries!
During their visit, the pupils explored the pea fields and discovered the fascinating role peas play in enriching the soil by fixing nitrogen. In addition to learning about peas, they also got insights into venison production, vegetable growing, and had the chance to meet some friendly lambs and taste freshly harvested carrots!
It was a fun, hands-on learning experience that enabled the pupils to find out how the peas on their plates are produced on the farm.
RNCI Project Manager Alison Johnston said:
“We were thrilled to welcome pupils from St. Peter’s RC Primary School and Skene Square Primary School to Balmakewan Farm. The visit gave them a fantastic opportunity to learn more about the peas featured on their school menu, as well as gain insight into vegetable growing, sheep farming, and venison production. A big thank you to Phil and Anna at Balmakewan for generously hosting and sharing their knowledge with the pupils.”
This visit was part of the Give Peas a Chance project funded by Sustain’s Bridging the Gap programme, and is a partnership between the Royal Highland Education Trust (RHET), the Royal Northern Countryside Initiative (RNCI), Soil Association Scotland, Aberdeen City Council catering and procurement teams and pea producer Phil Swire of Balmakewan Farm.
