GROWING FOOD
The fruits, vegetables, beans, and cereals
that fill our plates all need healthy soil to
grow. Farmers take great care of the soil
used for their crops.
Health check
Good soil feels crumbly
and has plenty of
earthworms.
Farmers dig holes
to check their soil
is healthy for
growing
crops.
Sowing seeds
Seeds are planted at an
exact depth. Too shallow,
and birds will gobble them
up. Too deep, and the
seedlings won’t grow!
Maize can be
ground into flour
and used to make
flatbreads called
tortillas.
In healthy soil,
there are creatures
such as beetles
to eat pests
such as slugs.
Slugs and other
pests eat crops
and earthworms.
Scarecrows can
frighten off birds
that have their
greedy eyes on
the seeds.
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