A third school has visited Vitacress' Runcton site in Sussex as part of the Tesco Eat Happy initiative.
The herb producer has now welcomed 100 schoolchildren to its nurseries in the past year as part of the retailer's drive to help kids have a healthier and happier relationship with their food.
The children were shown how fresh herbs are grown and used, spent time potting their own parsley and were given an assortment of herbs to take home.
Vitacress has also developed a selection of curriculum-based worksheets for schoolchildren in conjuction with the British Nutrition Foundation.
The company's head of marketing, Tony Reid, said:“It’s so important to offer schools the chance to get out of the classroom to see exactly where food comes from. By doing this and encouraging an interest in food, we can help the next generation develop healthy eating habits. Fresh herbs are a simple and healthy way to add flavour to food. The Tesco Eat Happy Project is a great venture and one that we are very pleased to be part of. We hope the children enjoyed the day and the chance to sample lots of different herbs.”
Josh Hardie, corporate responsibility director at Tesco, added: “The Eat Happy project is focused on helping children to understand more about the food they eat. We believe that this is important in helping children making better food choices for the future. Being able to offer visits to our food producers such as Vitacress’ nursery is key to achieving this goal.”
