Project to help kids understand origins of food

scouts are hard at work digging holes for fruit trees near Yelverton

A conservation group and scouts have come together to plant an orchard on the edge of Dartmoor.

More than 20 fruit trees have been planted as part of a project aimed at helping youngsters understand the origins of food and encourage them to get out in the countryside.

Scouts from Plymouth are helping conservationists plant fruit trees near Yelverton

The trees are being planted on a campsite near Yelverton regularly used by Scouts and disadvantaged children.

Scouts, Tristan Horner & Lauren Johnson: "It's good to know we're helping the environment by digging and planting the trees"

Steve Hardy reports...