Video: kids take over Borough Market
School children have had a chance to hit Borough Market and sell fruit and veg they've grown themselves today.
Emma Walden went to see how they were getting on.
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Kids turn market-traders for the day
Pupils from several London schools are trying their hand at market trading today, selling fruit and vegetables they've grown themselves.
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Pictures: the school veg project
Children from St Mary Magdalene Church of England Primary School are among those selling the fruits - and veg - of their labours at Borough Market today.
Here are some pictures of them planting their seeds earlier in the year.
Schools involved in today's Harvest Sale
The schools taking part in today's Harvest Sale at Borough Market are:
St Mary Magdalene Primary School
St Paul’s C of E Primary School
Surrey Square School
Charlotte Sharman Primary School
Charles Dickens Primary School
John Ruskin Primary School
Gloucester Primary School
Goose Green Primary School
Dog Kennel Hill Primary School
Why were the kids growing vegetables?
Children at primary schools across London have been growing their own fruit and vegetables as part of an initiative run by the charity School Food Matters.
By growing food from seed, it helps teach the children where food comes from - the ground, not the supermarket!
Children become market traders for the day
Pupils from several London schools will be trying their hand at market trading today, selling fruit and vegetables they've grown themselves.
They'll be joining stall-holders at Borough Market in south London to trade their pumpkins, squashes and beetroot for hard cash.
All of the proceeds will go to FareShare, a charity that works to relieve food poverty.
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