School scheme on food and farming ends
Wednesday 1st April 2009, 11:46AM BST.
A groundbreaking food and education project that encouraged hundreds of schoolchildren across Mid Wales to learn more about local food and farming, has closed after four years.
The CAFE project – Children, Agriculture, Food and Education – launched several highly successful schoolyard farmers’ markets in Powys.
It had been receiving funding since 2005 but ended yesterday.
Chairman of the project board, Antony Lewis, praised everyone involved.
He said: “The Cafe project is coming to a close having successfully achieved its objectives of raising awareness of food and farming and getting the children of Powys on to farms.
“The project has been delivered by the Mid Wales Food and Land Trust and Powys County Council working in partnership and was partly funded by the Countryside Council for Wales.
“I would like to thank all those involved in contributing to the work of the project, in particular the farmers and producers, and those schools which have responded to the opportunity.
“Without these enthusiastic farmers and schools, the project would not have achieved its success.”
He added: “We are hoping that a new project will follow later in the year, building on the success of Cafe and offering a new format and content.
“In the meantime, the trust is continuing with its ongoing support for the growing network of school farmers markets.”
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