Pupils go slow for garden success

The money raised will go towards the school's allotment

Pupils from a Devon primary school are selling produce grown in their sensory garden and allotment.

As part of the curriculum pupils at Topsham School have been growing beans, courgettes, potatoes, lettuce, carrots, radishes and peas.

They are selling the vegetables at the monthly Slow Food Devon market at Topsham on Sunday.

All the money raised will go towards the next stage of the school's Allotment Patch scheme.

The pupils will have a regular stall at the market along with more than 20 different food and drink producers.

"This is inspirational stuff," said Fred Dudbridge from Slow Food Devon.

"It's a great way to learn not only where food comes from but also about the economics of growing food, selling it and reinvesting the profits."

Sunday's market is the seventh monthly Slow Food event at Matthew's Hall and Mr Durbridge said the events were proving very popular.

"We've had over a thousand visitors attending each market," he said.

"It's undoubtedly the quality and range of produce on offer that's been the key attraction."

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