As part of their quest to answer Key Stage 1 pupils’ questions in ‘The Big Farming Question’ lesson, NFU Education visited the farm of Carlisle NFU Coordinator Tamar Miller and her family in the Lake District. Sheepdog handlers Tamar and her dad Garry helped answer the questions, including ‘how do you train a sheepdog?’.
Farm and tractor mechanic Anna Welland from Cheshire helped to answer ‘what do all the buttons on a tractor do?’ where she explained the jobs a tractor does on farm throughout the year.
In Key Stage 2’s lesson ‘How does science turn fields into feasts’, tomato grower Chaz Rudd from Cheshire answered the question ‘Where do tomatoes come from?’
The Live Lessons also featured Arooj Jamil, ‘Rooji the Foodie’, a recipe creator, food teacher and influencer from Yorkshire.
Proud to take part
Carlisle NFU Coordinator Tamar Miller said: “I was incredibly proud to take part in NFU Education’s live lessons, teaching children about training sheepdogs on our farm in the Lake District alongside my dad and answering their questions about all things farming.
“I’m passionate about agriculture and love sharing that enthusiasm with others, and I especially enjoyed responding to the brilliant questions some of the children sent in. It’s so important to bring farming and food production into the school curriculum, after all, we all have to eat, and the NFU Education team do a fantastic job of showcasing our industry in such an accessible and inspiring way.”
