Thunder Bay students learn farming from the Pizza Project

Superior Morning4:49Clare Bonnyman - Pizza Project

When it comes to learning, hands on is the best approach. But when pizza's involved, it's even better. Yesterday, students from across Thunder Bay took part in Project Pizza at the Canadian Lakehead Exhibition.

Grade 3students from Thunder Bay arelearningwhere all the ingredients for pizza comefrom at the annual Pizza Project Wednesday and Thursday at the Canadian Lakehead Exhibition.

It's a tradition for Marian Benka, thehonourarydirector of the CLE, who hasbeenrunning the annual event for 24 years.

It'san important way to educate students and bring the farm to the city, she said.

"They have to know that there area lot of things that go into [pizza] before they can get it," Benkasaid.

Benkaexpects more than 600 children to attend this year's two day event.

Students go through eight stations to learn about agriculture, including dairy, sausage, vegetables, machinery and nutrition.

Alongtheway they plant their very own tomato plant to take home, and at the end they get to savour a hot a slice of pizza.