Discover The Story Behind Your Food

Discover the story behind your food and find out more about the countryside, by making a date with Open Farm Sunday on the 9 June. Organised by LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming) this is a great chance to see for yourself how our food is grown and produced, to talk to the farmers who produce it and have a fantastic day out too!
 
Hundreds of farms across the country are offering the opportunity to come and discover the story behind your food and get a fascinating insight into aspects of the countryside that you wouldn’t normally see: 

• Take a guided walk around a farm and hear at first hand how farmers manage valuable resources like water and energy
• Learn why worms are a cereal farmer’s best friend and how bees and other insects can help our vegetable crops grow
• See what lives in the miles and miles of hedgerows farmers plant and care for and understand why the quality of grass matters to livestock farmers
• Be amazed too, at the level of technology there is on many farms - starting with the many gadgets in an ‘average’ tractor!

Every Open Farm Sunday event is different, with a range of activities including farm tours, nature walks, milking demonstrations, sheep shearing and tractor and trailer rides. Plus there’s the chance to get close to some of the incredible machinery that is used on a modern farm. Meet not only the farmer but some of the many other skilled individuals a farmer works with every day, such as vets and agronomists (plant doctors).
 
Selected farms around the UK are also hosting events for school children between the 3 and 14 June.
 
To find out which farms in your area are taking part visit Farm Sunday.