On March 16 Orchard Ground Force hosted a local workshop for prospective participants in this year’s Open Farm Sunday.
In 2011 the event will take place on Sunday June 12. Having participated in it ourselves we are keen supporters - the day is attended nationally by even more people than go to the Glastonbury Festival - and that means something round here!
Organised by LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming) the event has some heavyweight sponsors from industry and a huge amount of support and resource is available to anyone interested in taking part.
Here at Orchard Ground Force we feel really strongly about the importance of the on-farm learning experience. Making the connection between people and their environment, between the public and the food they eat, has never been more important.
The workshop at West Bradley was given by our regional representative Jeremy Padfield and Annabel Shackelton from LEAF Head Office. They brought with them samples of the posters, signage, leaflets, hosting and publicity information available from LEAF and discussed on-the-day activities, publicity opportunities and Health & Safety issues with an eager group.
We’ll be putting on our own event for Open Farm Sunday - more news about it in the next newsletter - and we invite you all to West Bradley Orchards on 12 June. Please come and meet us!
For more about Open Farm Sunday do visit the website HERE and think about registering for the event.
