A BARRY supermarket has set up its stall in helping to teach schoolchildren where good food comes from.

Morrisons is inviting pupils to swap the classroom for the shop floor by launching its Academy of Food in Barry, a fresh new free education programme.

The new Academy of Food website will help Barry’s schoolchildren - from seven to 14 years old - discover how Morrisons food is produced.

It features lessons, activities and videos on farming, fishing, baking and growing that link to the new curriculum.

Schools are encouraged to visit Morrisons Barry to see the journey of food from field and sea through to point of sale. 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.

Store general manager at Morrisons Barry, Andrew Stevens said: “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 www.academyoffood.morrisons.com includes; a 'Let’s Farm’ section which follows the journey from farm to fork, reveals how farmers care for their cattle and explores the best ways to cook meat; a ‘Let’s Fish’ area which investigates how fish are responsibly caught and processed for maximum freshness; a ‘Let’s Bake’ zone which traces 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 and its resources, 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 to make arrangements.

Through the Let’s Grow programme Morrisons has given away more than £18.5 million worth of equipment to more than 26,500 schools.

The Academy of Food will work hand in hand with the Let’s Grow programme, telling the food story from field to fork.