Story published: Tue 16 Jun 09 11:01
Irish horticulture minister Trevor Sargent has praised the Incredible Edibles initiative, set up to encourage schoolchildren to grow their own fresh produce and award more than €10,000 (£8,600) in educational funds.
Two-thirds of the Republic’s total primary schools are taking part in the project organised by state-funded body Agri-Aware, which aims to educate the public on farming and food.
This builds on the first such initiative, Meet the Spuds, launched last year to mark the UN-designated International Year of the Potato.
This year, participating schools have to grow the so-called Incredible Edibles – lettuce, cabbage, scallions, potatoes and strawberries – and record the exercise in a classroom diary.
The schools judged to have produced the top 10 diaries will share prizes of more than €10,000 in educational funds.
The project is backed by Bord Bia, the state agency responsible for horticulture, as well as by farm research and advisory service Teagasc and some of the Republic’s leading fruit and vegetable growers and distributors.
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