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The grass lunch

Eddie follows the fertiliser branch all the way to Hamish’s grass lunch.

A draft: the words and pictures are waiting for an educator’s review.

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The story

Hamish the cow waits calmly beside a closed gate in a grassy field.

Hamish the cow waited calmly by the gate of his usual grazing field.

Eddie carries a field picture along the public lane to Fiona.

Eddie was following the fertiliser branch of the food scraps story. It led him along the lane to Fiona.

On the bio plant visitor terrace, Amina points to separate pictures of food peelings and a sealed processing plant while Eddie listens.

Amina had shown Eddie how it works. Food scraps go into the sealed plant first, and only a checked fertiliser comes out for fields.

For grown-ups: Food scraps go to a sealed plant, where they are processed. This makes two separate things: biogas, and a checked, suitable fertiliser. Scraps do not go straight to a field or to a cow.

Fiona stands outside a closed gate while a professional driver works a sealed tanker in a field with no animals in it.

Fiona stood at the closed gate while a professional worked on the empty field. No animals were let in. The field would need time first.

For grown-ups: Animals are kept out while professionals work on a field. The field is only ready for grazing later, after time and growth.

Hamish contentedly chews grass in a later, ready pasture.

Much later, when the field was ready, Hamish tucked into his grass lunch. He had only one thought about it.

Hamish: (thinking) “Grass. Excellent choice.”

Eddie and Fiona put good lunch portions for people into reusable containers, with their work gloves set aside on a stool.

Then Eddie and Fiona packed their own good lunch into tubs to keep it safe. Saving good food comes first.

Draft, 20 October 2026. The words and pictures are not yet reviewed by an educator. The story follows the outline in our story guide.

The real-life bit

Food scraps go to a sealed processing plant, which makes biogas and, separately, a checked, suitable fertiliser. Scraps never go straight to a field or to a cow, and a field is only ready for grazing after time and growth. Save good food first, and follow your council’s own rules for food scraps. Gullbrae is made up. Your council’s own rules are the ones to follow.

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