FOOD, glorious food was the topic when schoolchildren headed to Narberth on Friday, September 27.

Primary school pupils from Narberth School and St Oswalds School in Jeffreyston headed to the Town Moor for Narberth Food Festival’s annual education day.

The day, which took place in the large festival marquee, once again offered youngsters the chance to take in a series of workshops and learn about where their food comes from. It offered children the chance to try a variety of locally sourced and produced foods including chocolate, seaweed, cheese, milkshake and apple pancakes.

Hands-on workshops included working alongside students from Ysgol Greenhill School to decorate cakes and Redhill High students for an art workshop making fruit prints using Gelli plates. There was also an opportunity to try sausage making and discover the latest flavour of speciality food festival sausage being offered by Andrew Rees Butchers.

Pupils found out about where dairy products come from and learnt about the lifecycle of a chicken. Some children got the chance to try holding a live chicken.

The education day preceded the two-day Narberth Food Festival - an annual celebration of Welsh food, featuring local producers and chefs, foodie innovations and tasty recipes - this year held at a new location: the lower car park at the Town Moor.

The festival committee thanks: Andrew Rees Butchers Narberth (sausage making); Câr y Môr (seaweed); Ysgol Greenhill School (cake decorating); Corinne Cariad (food preparation, cookery demonstration and tasting); Wickedly Welsh Chocolate Co.(chocolate); artist Diana Brook and pupils from Redhill High (arts and craft); Joy Smith and Clare Morgan of NFU Cymru and Pembrokeshire Agricultural Society’s Food Stori Bwyd project; and Llaeth Preseli, who donated the milkshake.

Education Day organiser Vic Dennis said: “A big thank you to everyone who gave their time. Education Day relies on the goodwill of local businesses and volunteers and we appreciate their help to ensure future generations can learn all about where their food comes from and how it is produced.

“It was lovely to see new faces this year and we really enjoy watching their enthusiasm as they discover and learn new things.”