EDUCATION

Farming, Environment and Sustainability Challenge

The Final of the 2011 Farming, Environment and Sustainability Challenge was recently hosted at Sheepdrove Organic Farm with four Secondary schools reaching the Final from across the whole of the County. The topics were wide ranging and the judges complemented all of the finalists for the very high standard of their work as well as the formal presentation each school gave. Each school was linked with a business and worked on a challenge of benefit to both partners. After much deliberation, the judges awarded first prize to Kennet School for their Challenge. The students had worked with Vicar's Game Shop to design and market five new varieties of sausages which Vicar's Game will be adding to their collection on sale to the public. The runners' up were Dedworth Middle School who worked with Syngenta to bring to life a disused area of the school grounds as an allotment/garden area. Each school received £100 for reaching the Final and the winning school will be given an additional £100, with a further £75 going tothe runners' up

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If you would like your students to take part in next year's Challenge, 2011 - 2012, or would like more information about the Challenge please contact the Education Officer at the Showground.

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