THE Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) is launching The Very Vegetable Painting competition for children, to celebrate its forthcoming Taste of Autumn events in October at RHS Garden Rosemoor near Torrington.
Children, aged 16 and under, are invited to paint an A3 sized picture comprising vegetables, to be in with a chance of winning a goody bag of prizes.
Artist Carl Warner said: 'The Very Vegetable Painting Competition is a great way of getting kids to think about veg in a different way, especially as there are so many who refuse to eat fresh produce. But if we can inspire them to paint a picture using broccoli as a tree or the steam from a train, then who knows, we might inspire them to grow their own and learn to love the tastes of autumn.'
A Taste of Autumn is a series of garden events celebrating the growing and tasting of food, and will champion the best of local produce.
Four lucky winners will have their paintings exhibited at RHS Garden Rosemoor, Garden Explorers family membership to the RHS for twelve months, a visit to A Taste of Autumn, a one-on-one design hour with an RHS gardener to help plan the family vegetable plot, a children's hamper and a selection of gardening books and seeds.
The competition closes on September 15. For information go to http://www.rhs.org.uk/vegetables">www.rhs.org.uk/vegetables