U.S public engagement with agriculture Lucy Mitchell RHET Board Member has been touring various states in the U.S looking at how different countries and agricultural organisations engage the public, schools and children with agriculture. You can find out more about her travels in this blog. I am thrilled to share that I have been awarded…
Creative STEM Workshops in the Scottish Borders RHET Scottish Borders were delighted to be invited to the NQT training session Outdoor Learning event in May. Our session discussed how teachers could get involved with RHET, how we could support farm visits and class talks, and introduced participants to the range of online learning resources that…
The Journey of Food – All Things Dairy Hugh McClymont with Graham Wilkinson, CEO for AHDB at the Royal Highland Show 2024 This academic year will follow the Journey of Food focusing on ‘All Things Dairy’. We understand the importance of bringing the food, farming, countryside and environment to learners on both the farm and…
Aberdeen schools design terrific pea characters to engage peers An educational competition open to schools across Aberdeen City to design a pea character have produced some fantastic artwork. The competition was launched as part of the ‘Give Peas a Chance’ project which launched in April 2024 with delicious new recipes on the school meal menu…
Scotsheep School Stock Judging Winners Announced RHET attended Scotsheep early this month at Aikengall Farm, as part our Journey of Food Sheep and Wool project to engage schools and industry in educating the consumers of the future. As well as offering information to attendees at the event we also organised school visits. All the school pupils coming…
Letham Primary School Cream of the Crop ISJ Horticulture, a leading packer and supply chain manager to the horticultural sector has been helping local schools around Perth and Kinross to dig deep in a bid to educate them about the origins of the food they eat. This week has been harvest week before schools break…
Sheep and wool rosette competition winner announced Following a successful competition to design the prize-winning rosette for the sheep and wool classes at this year’s Royal Highland Show, we are delighted to announce the winning design. The competition marks one of the final offerings from our academic programme ‘The Journey of Food: Sheep and Wool’…
Head to the JustGiving page to place your order!https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/soilsalive December 5th sees the celebration of World Soil Day (#WorldSoilDay), and this year the focus of the campaign is “Keep soil alive, Protect soil biodiversity”. To coincide with this and to bring the story of soils to life, the team at the rural education charity, Royal…