MORRISONS is launching a new ‘Academy of Food’ in Burnham, a fresh new free education programme to help children learn where good food comes from.

With the introduction of the new curriculum this month, the new Academy of Food website will help schoolchildren from seven to 14- years-old discover how Morrisons food is produced. It is packed with lessons, activities and videos on farming, fishing, baking with a link to the new curriculum.

Schools will be encouraged to visit the Burnham supermarket to see the journey of food from field and sea through to where the items are sold on the shelves. While in store, children can also learn from Academy-trained butchers, bakers and fishmongers, to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to prepare delicious, healthy dishes.

Steve Concannon, Manager at Morrisons in Burnham: “As a fresh food retailer we think it’s really important that children understand exactly where their fresh food comes from, which is why we think we’re in a unique position to respond to the recent curriculum changes. We know that our in store butchers, bakers and fishmongers are a great way of telling the wider food story and the Academy of Food will allow us to do this.”

The Academy of Food website can be found at www.academyoffood.

morrisons.com. It includes a farming section which follows the journey from farm to fork, reveals how farmers care for their cattle and explores the best ways to cook meat.

There is also a ‘Let’s Fish’ area which investigates how fish are responsibly caught for maximum freshness, a ‘Let’s Bake’ zone tracing flour from sowing the wheat to baking in the oven, and a ‘Let’s Grow’ plot which inspires children to grow their own fruit and vegetables in their school grounds.

To access the Academy of Food, teachers should log on to the new website to complete a short registration; to book a store visit teachers can contact the store’s Community Champion.