TV PRESENTER, JIMMY DOHERTY TEACHES KIDS ABOUT THE COUNTRYSIDE AND HOW THEIR FOOD IS MADE

06 June 2010 — Figures suggest that 41% of British adults regularly play online farming games, with nearly two thirds of those playing for up to five hours a week. But whilst these games may be fun, research suggests that they are in fact disconnecting us from what happens on a real farm.• Those who play online farming games were twice as likely as those who don’t to think that cotton is farmed in Britain.• Over 11% expected to find rice growing on a British farm.• One in four wouldn't expect to find chickens on a farm in this countryBut it's not just those playing online games that are disconnected with the countryside. Sadly, one in ten families have never visited a working farm, and worryingly nearly one in five said that it is easier to stay indoors than visit the countryside with 7% thinking there is nothing to do there.The research commissioned by LEAF, organisers of Open Farm Sunday (13 June), also reveals that:• 'Tweeting' has taken on a new meaning for many people. 7

Channel: tom's hardware Video Length: 5m 40s Date Found: Mon, Jun 07 2010 3:40 PM Category: Lifestyles Date Produced: Mon, Jun 07 2010 2:53 PM View Count: 0