This year we celebrated British Cucumber Day at The Essex Schools Food and Farming Day in Writtle University.

This is a yearly event organised by the Essex Agricultural Society giving 3,000 Essex school children aged 8 to 11 the opportunity to visit Writtle University College discover out how their food is produced, the role played by Growers in the Lea Valley and the many related jobs within the industry. 

As ever the children enjoyed meeting our mascots Colin Cucumber & Pippa Pepper and tasting the Fresh Produce grown in the Lea Valley.