Field to fork

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Field to fork
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Lets look at how potatoes get from field to
fork.
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Can you remember how potatoes are grown?
Look at the pictures to help you explain.
Preparing the ground
Chitting
Planting
Growing
Harvesting
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What happens to potatoes after they are harvested?
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Delivered
Where are the potatoes?
The harvested potatoes are loaded onto lorries
and taken to the processing centre.
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Washed
What do you think is happening in this photograph?
The soil is washed from the potatoes. Then they
go on to be sorted into different sizes for use
as baking, roasting, salad or general purpose
potatoes.
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Sized and checked
What is happening in these photographs?
All of the potatoes are checked before they go to
be weighed and packed. This is to make sure they
are good enough to be sold.
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Weighed
Can you see what is happening to the potatoes in
this machine?
After washing and sizing, the potatoes are
weighed into the right amounts ready for packing.

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Bagged
What do you notice about the bag?
The potatoes are now placed in bags ready to be
taken to different shops and supermarkets.
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Labelled
What is this variety of potato called?
The bags show the weight and variety of the
potatoes. They also show where the potatoes were
grown, nutritional information and serving
suggestions.
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Ready to go
Finally, the potatoes are packed into big bags
and placed onto pallets. Placing the packed
potatoes onto pallets allows a forklift truck to
easily load the potatoes onto containers ready to
be taken to shops and processing centres.
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Potato dishes
What can you see here?
Potatoes that are sent to the processing centre
are used to make lots of potato dishes. Some of
them are cooked and then frozen, others are made
into fresh ready meals, and some are added to
other ingredients to make meals.
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Shops
Have you seen potatoes like these before?
In the shops, the potatoes are displayed in
different ways to attract the shopper. Sometimes
there are special offers like buy one get one
free.
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Schools
What sort of potato can you see here?
Potatoes are used to make lots of different
dishes in schools.
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Restaurant
Have you eaten a potato dish in a restaurant?
Restaurants use potatoes to make different dishes
for their customers.
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At home
Have you eaten any of these meals at home?
Potatoes can be used in lots of different ways to
make tasty dishes and meals at home.
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Can you remember how potatoes get from field to
fork?
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From field to fork the potatos journey
Grow
Harvest
Sort
Eat
Process
Cook
Buy