Under Your Feet

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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