How do you grow herbs? Why are some foods better for you than others? How do you make a tasty sausage hotpot? What about an autumn pudding? More than 1,100 schoolchildren in Pembrokeshire have been finding out the answers to these and lots of other questions this week in Grow it, Cook it, Eat it.

The event from September 10 and 14 at Scolton Manor, near Haverfordwest, aimed to teach children about healthy food, where it comes from, and different ways to enjoy it.

Nine and 10-year-olds from 32 primary schools have been taking part in five fun workshops, comprising:

• healthy cooking with seasonal ingredients with well-known Welsh chef Angela Gray. Dishes include a sausage hotpot with Preseli Gold sausages from Fishguard, and root vegetables from Hathaways in Angle, Hook Farm Growers and Puffin Produce. Pupils have also been dishing up autumn fruit fools with fruit from local producers.

• finding out how to grow plants to eat - practical planting and ideas on starting your own garden or plot.

• learning about caring for the coast and countryside with the aid of a giant grass-mown map of Pembrokeshire on the lawns of Scolton.

• watching 'Aliddon' - a zany live pantomime with Aliddon and his mum, Widow Mankey, who have been looking at the golden rules to follow in the kitchen and how to eat more healthily.

• interpreting supermarket food labels and finding out how to choose the rights foods - plus learning about food rationing in World War II.

Schools are also encouraged to visit local farms and the award-winning Haverfordwest Farmers Market to complement the initiative, and information has been circulated from local farms who are happy for school visits.

Grow it, Cook it, Eat it is organised by Pembrokeshire County Council with support from Food Standards Agency, Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority, Local Health Board, the W.I., and is sponsored by the Welsh Assembly Government, SEM Group Ltd, and Barclays Bank.

This is the fifth year for the event, which means that more than 5,000 pupils - a generation of primary-school children - have taken part since it was launched.

Kate Morgan, organiser and Food Officer for Pembrokeshire County Council, said good habits start young.

"Grow it, Cook it, Eat it, inspires children to try healthy food - which is vital if they are to develop good nutritional habits as teenagers," she said. "It also teaches them about the whole farm-to-fork process, boosting their awareness of the importance of supporting local produce and sustainable processes."

Clr. Sian James, cabinet member for health and wellbeing, said: "The event complements several successful healthy eating initiatives led by Pembrokeshire County Council.

"These include Cook-it clubs - after-school clubs focusing on creating healthy meals with fresh ingredients - and a primary schools initiative 'Lunch with Lennie' with popular mascot Lennie the Leek, whose message is that healthy eating is fun, exciting and enjoyable."

Sponsors and supporters of Grow it, Cook it, Eat it, include: Barclays Bank, SEM Logistics, the Welsh Assembly Government, Princes Gate Spring Water, Rhoshill Nurseries, Little Rhyndaston Nurseries, First Milk, Tesco Stores, Bethesda Milk, Hathaways, Hook Farm Growers and Puffin Produce.