SCHOOL PROGRAMME
Incredible Edibles
Teaching primary school children to explore balanced eating by growing their own food, discovering seasonal produce, and appreciating the value of high-quality Irish fruits and vegetables.
Introduction
Incredible Edibles is an engaging, experience-driven healthy eating initiative designed for primary schools and delivered by Agri Aware across Ireland.
The programme teaches children how to grow their own fruits and vegetables, while also exploring the journey of food from farm-to-table and emphasising the significance of quality ingredients.
Additionally, it underscores the vital role that fresh produce plays in maintaining a healthy, balanced diet, and encourages children to enjoy at least five servings of fruits and vegetables each day.
Incredible Edibles 2025: Project Submissions
Incredible Edibles 2025/2026 - Register Now!
This programme was refreshed with exciting new tasks, content, and prizes last year and we have some more exciting instalments on the way for 2025/2026! There are more ways than ever for Schools to get involved through quizzes and the School of the Month competition.
In 2025, all registered schools received seed packs to grow radishes, carrots, lettuce, turnips, French beans, onions, strawberries, and potatoes in February. Schools that participated in the added activities, or submitted a project in 2024 unlocked an expanded grow pack, including a window propagator, recyclable pots and compost to kickstart their own growing adventure.
At the end of term, students are invited to submit one class project at the end of term to showcase what they’ve learned. The possibilities are endless, and submissions can be in the form of a poem, story, artwork, video, or presentation!
Make sure to register your class today !
Incredible Edibles Prize Winners 2024/2025
First Place
Dunboyne Senior Primary
Second Place
St Oliver Plunkett
Third Place
St. Finians
Gaelscoil
Gaelscoil na Dúglaise
Best Junior Project
Broadford NS & Kilbane National School
Homeschool
Doherty Household
Special School
Scoil Bernadette
What participating schools received in 2025:
- After registering and completing the introduction quiz, your class will receive a Grow Pack containing seeds, a window propagator, recyclable pots, and compost.
- Ahead of each task starting, participating teachers will receive further guidelines, learning outcomes and resources to support the delivery of the programme.
- Upon project submission, classes will receive a Certificate of Achievement and gain national recognition as an Incredible Edibles School, receiving either gold, silver or bronze status.
- Chance to win prizes for the whole school, including raised garden beds and soil, water tanks, and gardening hampers.
Programme Elements
Each task will bring students through different aspects of growing fruit and vegetables, where they come from, food production in Ireland, why fruits and vegetables are so good for us and creating tasty recipes with them.
Each task is split into sections, each focusing on a different element of that task. The teacher guidebook will contain all the guidance you as the teacher will need to complete each task, as well as activity sheets and teaching aids to help along the way.
There are additional resources at the bottom of this page.
1. Sowing & Growing
February
- Students will learn the process of how plants grow to produce our fruit and vegetables
- They will be encouraged to take responsibility for the crops they sew, caring for them, and ensuring they have all that they need to grow
- In addition, they will learn to identify the parts of the plant, as well as gaining knowledge on the plant cycle
2. Tracing Our Food’s Journey
March
- Students will gain understanding of where fruits and vegetables originate from
- Students will learn about the importance of farming, and how food is harvested
- Students will be able to identify and understand the origins of fruits and vegetables
3. Roots to Recipes
April
- Students will be able to make the connection with the food they have grown, and what ends up on their plate
- They will be taught to enhance their basic cooking skills while building self-confidence by preparing meals from start to finish
- Teachers are advised to promote teamwork if working in groups
4. Balanced Bites
May
- Students will learn the importance of eating a balanced diet
- They will gain an understanding that different foods contain different nutrients that our bodies need
Prizegiving
June
Prize-winners will be contacted. Each teacher that made a submission will receive an email informing them of their Gold, Silver or Bronze certificate of achievement.
School of the Month
Each month, one participating school will be chosen as the Incredible Edibles School of the Month. Four winning schools will each win a tour to one of our patrons crop growing farms.
To be in with the chance to win, tag us on social media @agriaware in a photo or video of your class participating in the programme. Please note that Agri Aware will not be in a position to arrange or pay for transport for the winning schools.
Congratulations to Scoil Mholainge Listerlin Co.Kilkenny for being our School of the Month for May! We have loved seeing you document Task 3 ‘Roots to Recipes’. We hope that your class enjoyed your prize – a trip to Country Crest.
Healthy Eating Week 2025
Healthy Eating Week runs in May as part of the Incredible Edibles programme.
As part of the Healthy Eating Week roadshow, the Agri Aware team visited primary schools across Dublin, Meath, Carlow, and Kildare, delivering hands-on learning experiences that inspired healthy habits and a love for growing food.
The week-long initiative brought a focus on healthy eating and growing to schools through a series of in-person visits. With support from programme partners Dole Ireland, Country Crest, O’Shea Farms/Iverk Produce, and McCormack Family Farms, students enjoyed a week filled with fun activities, food, and learning about where their food came from.
Programme Resources
We have developed some additional resources to aid the delivery of this programme. They are free for all to utilise and enjoy.
Huge thanks to our patrons for making this programme possible:
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