Down on the Farm in Northern Ireland

The Soil Association has been supported by the Organic Action Plan Group of Northern Ireland to produce Down on the Farm, a short animation to explore current issues around food and farming. It is suitable for late KS1 and KS2, and ideal to use on your interactive whiteboard. In the story, we discover how everything that lives on the farm is connected - covering sustainable farming, free range animals, local food and wildlife.

The animation can be played as a story followed by some class discussion, or as a springboard into more detailed work on soil, animal welfare, food chains and food miles through the supporting materials.
The Down on the Farm materials will help you meet the following Northern Ireland Curriculum links:

• The World Around Us- Geography, History and Science and Technology:
• Personal development and Mutual Understanding:

Please note, to run this animation you must have Adobe Flash Player installed. To install or update your Flash Player, please visit the Adobe website.

Supporting materials
» Down on the Farm teachers' notes
» Teaching Resource 1: Crop rotation
» Teaching Resource 2: Food chain
» Teaching Resource 3a: Farming pictures
» Teaching Resource 3b: Farming pictures
» Teaching Resource 4: How the other half live
» Teaching Resource 5: How far has your food travelled
» Teaching Resource 6: Food stories
» Activity Sheet 1: Animal charter
» Activity Sheet 2: Where in the world