Royal Highland Education Trust (RHET)

The Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland fulfils part of it's educational remit as outlined in the Royal Charter by promoting and educating the general public about agriculture, rural industries and the countryside.  This is done mostly through the the Royal Highland Education Trust.

The Royal Highland Education Trust is an educational charity, established in 1999. RHET aims to create the opportunity for each child in Scotland to learn about the countryside and to ensure a wider understanding of the environmental, economic and social realities of the countryside in Scotland.

RHET's ongoing activites:

• 12 Countryside Initiatives
• Countryside tours & activities
• Farm visits/talks
• Learning & teaching resources
• Count & Grow Project
• Meaty Matters Project
• Healthy Breakfast Campaign
• Teacher and farmer workshops/training
• Pupil work

Contact us for further information:

Royal Highland Education Trust (RHET)
Royal Highland Centre
Ingliston
Edinburgh
EH28 8NB

T: 0131 335 6200
F: 0131 333 5236
E: rhetinfo@rhass.org.uk
W: www.rhet.org.uk

Whats On Your Plate

The campaign for Scottish food and farming

Few of the 60 million people living in the UK today come into direct contact with farming or farmers.

However, several times a day, 365 days of the year, every year of our lives, we all come into contact with the superb quality produce that farmers provide us with. From milk for our cereal to the chicken and beef in our lunchtime sandwich to the carrots with our evening meal (to name just a few!) farmers provide us with the quality food that reaches our plates every day – and which tastes great!

But Scotland’s farmers deliver far more to the population than just food. They take care of our beautiful countryside, protect valuable flora and fauna, contribute to the fight against climate change, provide us with healthy alternatives to junk food and take great care of the animals that they nurture.

So by supporting Scottish farmers and buying their special Scottish produce for your dinner plate, you are supporting a huge number of things:

• family businesses and the local rural communities that they in turn support
• Scotland’s famous countryside and it’s tourism industry
• the fight against climate change and spiralling 'food miles'
• the health of future generations of your own family
• high animal welfare standards
• The UK's supply of safe, quality food

http://whatsonyourplate.co.uk