Stubbins Marketing’s Rhymney Valley Tomato Nursery became a platform for learning and discussion, as it opened its doors to children from a local primary school.
As part of the company’s support of British Tomato Week, 27 children and teachers from St Mellons Church in Wales Primary visited the award-winning nursery for a variety of tomato-related activities.
An educational slideshow gave children information on a number of issues including how tomatoes are grown and their health benefits.
Nursery manager Richard Lewis then took the children on a tour of the glasshouses and showed them about the use of bees using a model beehive.
The children had a chance to win prizes as part of a competition based on how much they had learned from the visit and each child received a goody bag and a tomato plant to grow at school.
Lisa Church, the teacher in charge of the visit, said: “Today has been absolutely fascinating. The children thoroughly enjoyed their visit and it helps immensely with their science curriculum.”
Commercial director Peter Turone said: “With all the recent interest in children’s eating habits and poor food knowledge we thought it would be a good idea to play a small role in their education.
“Being the largest Welsh tomato grower, we wanted to highlight to our younger consumers how good Welsh produce can be. The open week at our nurseries is not just for the children but open to adults who may be interested to see the care taken and the dedication of our nursery team in growing an exciting range of tomatoes.”
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