I have just read through a recent poll from the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) that suggests that many children nowadays are much less clued up about their greens than their parents and grandparents were.
The report did have some positives with about 90% of the children surveyed knowing where onions, strawberries, potatoes and bananas grow but there were some really rather worrying ones.
For example in response to the question: “Do you know where you would find these fruits or vegetables growing?”, and given the option of “on a tree”, “on a bush or plant” or “in the ground”, the children’s responses were as follows:
Radish 24% incorrect
Sweet corn 27% incorrect
Cucumber 36% incorrect
Broccoli 51% incorrect
Pumpkin 62% incorrect
Opinions are divided on what has led us to this with some people thinking it is because more children now live in cities and spend more time on the Xbox or watching TV where as people like my dad lived out in the countryside and spent almost all of his time outside in the garden or allotment or in parks and fields.
I think the ease of buying from supermarkets is another factor with less families growing their own these days. Young families in the newer build houses are really struggling as outdoor space in the form of a big garden has been sacrificed in favour of addional housing or car parking spaces!
Either way this is one of the reasons we have put the hours in developing Veggie Trumps and why we will continue to do so. We want children to love their greens and want to make learning about them and growing their own more fun!
I have just read through a recent poll from the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) that suggests that many children nowadays are much less clued up about their greens than their parents and grandparents were.
The report did have some positives with about 90% of the children surveyed knowing where onions, strawberries, potatoes and bananas grow but there were some really rather worrying ones.
For example in response to the question: “Do you know where you would find these fruits or vegetables growing?”, and given the option of “on a tree”, “on a bush or plant” or “in the ground”, the children’s responses were as follows:
Radish 24% incorrect
Sweet corn 27% incorrect
Cucumber 36% incorrect
Broccoli 51% incorrect
Pumpkin 62% incorrect
Opinions are divided on what has led us to this with some people thinking it is because more children now live in cities and spend more time on the Xbox or watching TV where as people like my dad lived out in the countryside and spent almost all of his time outside in the garden or allotment or in parks and fields.
I have just read through a recent poll from the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) that suggests that many children nowadays are much less clued up about their greens than their parents and grandparents were.
The report did have some positives with about 90% of the children surveyed knowing where onions, strawberries, potatoes and bananas grow but there were some really rather worrying ones.
For example in response to the question: “Do you know where you would find these fruits or vegetables growing?”, and given the option of “on a tree”, “on a bush or plant” or “in the ground”, the children’s responses were as follows:
Radish 24% incorrect
Sweet corn 27% incorrect
Cucumber 36% incorrect
Broccoli 51% incorrect
Pumpkin 62% incorrect
Opinions are divided on what has led us to this with some people thinking it is because more children now live in cities and spend more time on the Xbox or watching TV where as people like my dad lived out in the countryside and spent almost all of his time outside in the garden or allotment or in parks and fields.
I think the ease of buying from supermarkets is another factor with less families growing their own these days. Young families in the newer build houses are really struggling as outdoor space in the form of a big garden has been sacrificed in favour of addional housing or car parking spaces!
Either way this is one of the reasons we have put the hours in developing VeggieTrumps and why we will continue to do so. We want children to love their greens and want to make learning about them and growing their own more fun!
I think the ease of buying from supermarkets is another factor with less families growing their own these days.Young families in the newer build houses are really struggling as outdoor space in the form of a big garden has been sacrificed in favour of addional housing or car parking spaces!
Either way this is one of the reasons we have put the hours in developing VeggieTrumps and why we will continue to do so. We want children to love their greens and want to make learning about them and growing their own more fun!
