Pupils to turn their hands to tattie howking

DOZENS of schools in the Capital are preparing to harvest their very own potatoes which they planted back in the spring.

Next week nearly half a million schoolchildren across the country will harvest their crops for the Potato Council's Grow Your Own Potatoes project.

Sue Lawton, of the Potato Council, said: "As a nation we're losing touch with where our food comes from and the project helps bridge the knowledge gap."