English kids think carrots grow on trees

BROXFORD, England, June 11 (UPI) -- Farmers in England say that many children are so removed from nature and the land they think carrots grow on trees.

Keith Siddorn of Meadowbrook Farm in Broxton told the Chester Chronicle children who visit his farm on tours do not know which animal pork comes from. They do know that milk comes from a cow but if asked about beef they get confused because they do not realize the same animal can serve two purposes.

"They don't even know whether a carrot is grown in the ground or on a tree," he said. "As far as they know, their food comes in a plastic bag from the shop and after that it is very blurred for them."

Siddorn said he is talking about children in rural areas, not in big cities. Even though they walk through the fields, they do not realize what is going on.

Meadowbrook and other Cheshire farms held an open house Sunday to show children -- and their parents -- where food comes from before it is bagged and put on the shelf.