On Monday Jamie came and visited us and told us all about his farm. These are some of the things we learned:
- How he planted his crops (Jamie)
- That he grew barley and Brussel sprouts (Callum)
- That he did not have any animals any more so he was an arable farmer (Noah)
- That vegetables are grown in tunnels (Amber)
- That grass is a crop…
- He brought his tractor for us to look at, it has GPS (Archie)
We have also been learning about different types of farms. In our groups we researched the different types of farms that are found in Scotland. We made a model of a farm and shared some facts.
Arable is just crops.
Did you know that ¾ of Britain is farmland and a 1/3 of that is arable?
Pastoral farms have animals.
Did you know that there are 80 types of pure breed of sheep?
Horticulture farms grow flowers, plants, fruit and vegetables.
Did you know that there are bumble bees in the tunnels that pollinate the flowers?
Aquaculture is a fish farm.
Did you know that mussels grow on ropes in the sea for 2-3 years before they are ready to eat?
It was lovely to meet you all last week. You all listened really well and had brilliant questions. Well done all. Jamie Smart
I really liked seeing the tractor!
We all really enjoyed your visit and thank you again! We will definitely make sure to give you a wave if we pass your farm 🙂
-Miss Wilson and all the P3W boys and girls
We are growing sunflowers! I brought mine home tonight, it is just a seed in soil now, I have put it on the windowsill in the kitchen because it will get sun there to help it grow 🙂