Food always tastes better outdoors but cooking on a campfire also provides opportunities for pupils to develop new skills around safe fire building and lighting.
Cooking food over the campfire is an exciting part of the Forest School experience. This week the pupils in Reception experienced the pleasure of a campfire and eating their homegrown potatoes under the shady trees. They have been involved in the entire process of caring for the potato plants which has helped to develop their understanding of where food comes from and how it is grown.
We grew the potatoes in bags and pots using a mix of shop bought and homemade compost from the Forest School compost bin. After months of watering and watching small shoots grow into tall leafy stems, this week the pupils in Reception have been harvesting the potatoes they have cared for since planting the seed tubers in the early spring. There was great excitement as we turned out the containers, rummaged around in the soil and discovered a gorgeous array of different sized and unusually shaped potatoes! The potatoes, and our hands, needed a good wash before we could prepare them for the campfire cook up.
Carefully following the fire safety rules around the fire pit we boiled and baked the potatoes with fresh mint and thyme from the garden before leaving them to cool and then enjoyed eating the “best potatoes ever”! There was lots of pride and pleasure amongst Reception pupils, for growing and cooking their own Supertatos!
One happy pupil exclaimed:
"We ate it in the forest in the nice fresh air!"
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