GMG Energy has lent its support to the Royal Highland Educational Trust’s (RHET) first online Meet the Lambs initiative aimed primarily at early years school children throughout the Highlands and Islands.
The RHET ‘Year of Sheep’ campaign, supported by the Royal Northern Countryside Initiative (RNIC), has developed a range of teaching resources for use in schools aimed at educating children about food production in Scotland and the contribution made by farmers to the countryside.
Over four days, from April 22 to 26, over 6,000 youngsters from 257 schools met lambs online from five different farms across the region and had plenty of opportunity to ask questions.
Malcolm Morrison, director of Halladale-based GMG Energy, said, “As both a sheep farmer and business owner, I wanted to provide financial support to this RHET initiative since in my view it is important to give our young people an enjoyable opportunity to really understand how the rural community contributes to the welfare of us all.”
Fran Matheson, RHET Highland, added, “It is so important we bring the farming story into the classroom and touch on talking points like animal welfare, the sustainable uses of wool, and cover off even the questions you just don’t expect from a young audience.
“Many of the Year of Sheep Farm Visits in the 2023/2024 school term would not have been possible without the support of our supporters like GMG Energy, NFU Mutual, QMS and many other agricultural businesses who have given generously and in kind.”
