CHILDREN from two Southampton schools learnt how to be citizen scientists and sustainable eaters through a project run by the University of Southampton.
The Growing Wild Citizens project, which kicked off in January, concluded this week when 30 pupils from Bitterne Manor Primary School, in Bitterne, and St Monica Primary School, in Sholing, visited the university to present what they had learnt.
They grew fruit and vegetables, learnt about the health and environmental impacts of different foods as well as wildlife at the school, and developed skills to be able to share their new knowledge and experiences within their communities as citizen scientists.
The project was led by university academics Dr Jenny Baverstock, Professor Marcus Grace and Dr Andri Christodoulou.
Dr Baverstock said: "The project stemmed from my research looking at nutrition, where food comes from, and food security, alongside Marcus and Andri’s work on giving opportunities to children to identify and enhance the wildlife in their school grounds."
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