News - Farm and Food Discovery Centre

The manager of the Bruce D. Campbell Farm and Food Discovery Centre says consumers want to learn more about the food they eat from someone they can trust.

The Coordinator of the Bruce D. Campbell Farm and Food Discovery Centre says Canada’s agri-food sector started to recognize the need to share the story of food production with consumers.

The Coordinator of the Bruce D. Campbell Farm and Food Discovery Centre says consumers are increasingly interested in learning the basics of food production.

New facilities and updated displays will allow the Bruce D. Campbell Farm and Food Discovery Centre to accommodate larger numbers of visitors.

The Coordinator of the University of Manitoba’s Bruce D. Campbell Farm and Food Discovery Centre says over 27 hundred students from school divisions throughout Manitoba visited the facility this school year.

In an effort to better engage with the public, Manitoba pork is updating and modernizing its presence at the Bruce D. Campbell Farm and Food Discovery Centre.

The Manager of the Bruce D. Campbell Farm and Food Discovery Centre says information provided during the centre’s school tours has become much more focused on what the students are learning about food through the media.

The Manager of the Bruce D. Campbell Farm and Food Discovery Centre says, in keeping with the facility’s focus on capturing the attention of school aged children, the centre has become more interactive and developed curriculum based programming.

The Manager of the Bruce D. Campbell Farm and Food Discovery Centre estimates 350 adults and children per week have visited the centre so far this summer.