The minister behind the pots with Auning students

Minister of Food and Agriculture Jacob Jensen in dialogue with two students from 6th grade at Auning School.

Minister of Food Jacob Jensen (V) visited the Green Museum at Auning on Monday to launch the new teaching material. The past in the food of the future, which will inspire primary school students to understand and continue Danish food culture.

The material is targeted at food knowledge in grades 5-6 and is based on over 1000 recipes and food memories that Danes from all over the country submitted in connection with a nationwide public collection. The Ministry of Food and Agriculture is behind the development, and the Green Museum's food historian Bettina Buhl has contributed her professional knowledge.

During the visit, a 6th grader from Auning School participated, who, together with the minister, threw themselves into making some of the recipes from the new material – including old-fashioned pancakes. The minister was clearly engaged, and he spent time both in the kitchen and talking to the students about ingredients, recipes and traditions. He emphasized in his speech that “food is not just about taste – but about community, identity and heritage.”

Afterwards, the minister took the time to greet the museum's many volunteers and also received a quick tour of the museum's new exhibition. Under the Sun.

The material is free and freely available to schools via Gyldendal's subject portals and aims to make students more aware of preparation, seasonality, local ingredients and the history of food.

The museum was happy to host the day and sees the collaboration as a strong example of how cultural institutions can be an active and relevant learning platform for both children and adults.