Eamon McKillop, owner of McKillop’s Spar Ballymena, recently paid a visit to two local schools, exhibiting the best of Northern Ireland’s local food producers.
Eamon, alongside Lynsey Evans, commercial manager of produce and horticulture at the Henderson Group, paid a visit to St Brigid’s and Braidside primary schools to give a presentation on the health benefits of fruit and vegetables, how food is harvested and information on local suppliers. Each pupil also received a supply of local produce to take home and extend the healthy eating message from the classroom to home.
The school showcase outlined the journey of food from field to fork and introduced the schoolchildren to the range of local suppliers across the island of Ireland.
Eamon commented: “Being at the heart of our neighbourhood, it’s always been vital to show our support to our local community. We have amazing suppliers in Northern Ireland, and it’s also important to have an impact on our shoppers but also the younger children in our local schools, encouraging them to think about healthy eating and where their food comes from.”
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