Nottingham connected
might also highlight where young people see
farming and food growing in the future.
The competition follows on from a recent visit to
Kenya where a young person wrote a fantastic
piece about being a young farmer. We hope
to engage children and young people with
agriculture and to get them thinking about where
their food comes from. We intend to share the
entries in different formats, both through paper
and the internet. We have partners abroad who
can help and support with language interpreting.
Each entry will have a link back to a school
community or family and include a brief
autobiographical note about the entrant. Prizes
will be awarded in different age groups (to
be listed soon). For example, prizes could be,
free visits to farms, learning materials or sports
equipment. The winning pieces will be published
in an anthology celebrating the thoughts and
dreams of multicultural communities around
the world. We intend this to be published in
December 2019.
The competition has been developed by
Farmeco, not only to reconnect communities
with their food, – where it comes from and how
it gets to their plates – but also to enhance their
understanding of how farming impacts on their
lives and to open their eyes to the many career
opportunities available in the sector. The launch
of this competition is May 1st. We are grateful to
BBC Radio Nottingham for inviting us onto the
Dean Jackson show on the 24th April to talk about
it. We intend for some early entries to be read and
displayed at Farmeco Open Farm Sunday on the
9th June 2019. Closing date for entries is the
1st August. Winners will be announced in early
September 2019.
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There will be a display and readings at our local
farming show, Flintham Ploughing Match on
September 26th. Schools are invited to attend.
David has offered to visit schools or community
groups to discuss this competition with teachers
or the children directly. David will also be doing
a YouTube message to encourage participation!
A book will hopefully be ready for the Christmas
market. Sponsors, judges and prizes will be
announced very soon.
If anyone has sports equipment they are able to
donate, please get in touch! Schools and Children
in these countries have very few resources to
enjoy sport.
Please email for more
information, rules and
guidelines.
Project co-ordinator
Angela Wathoni
Projects Admin & Finance
Farmeco
Mobile: 07513661176
Email: [email protected]
Web: farmeco.co.uk