An elementary school student in Takahashi City, which is known as one of the leading grape producing areas in Okayama Prefecture, experienced a work called "bagging" to protect grapes from harmful insects.
Eight third-year students from Ukancho Elementary School in Takahashi City performed the "bagging" work.
In order to protect the high-class Shine Muscat from harmful insects and diseases in the field of local grape farmer Tomoyoshi Hiramatsu, the children firmly twisted the wire attached to the end of the bag so that there would be no gap after covering it with a special bag. I was stopping.
After that, the children also experienced the harvest of peaches raised by Mr. Hiramatsu, and showed a happy expression with the pink-colored fruits.
One of the girls said, "I want to harvest the grapes early. I want to thank the farmers for always making delicious grapes." It was.
Mr. Hiramatsu said, "I hope that these experiences will help children learn about the hardships of agriculture and give them a better taste of grapes."