Open Farm Sunday a success

bread making at Open Farm Sunday (photo by S Brady)

For weeks we've been saying that we need rain and at last we seem to have got some. Just in time for Open Farm Sunday!

But despite the rain yesterday, crowds of people turned up to Gate Farm, Great Leighs for Open Farm Sunday. James Hawkes invited everyone there to show how food is produced and how it relates to where we live. So there were displays showing what is grown and what it’s made into, a wildlife habitats laboratory, crop establishment trail, guided tractor and trailer tours, sheep and cattle, grain store tours, activities for children and the chance to ask lots of questions. We really enjoyed helping and hope that all the visitors had a good day.

There’s lots of information about farms all over the country on www.farmsunday.org and competitions to enter.

getting ready for Open Farm Sunday

I’ve been getting ready for Open Farm Sunday by practising my soda bread making this morning. This loaf has been made with 100% home grown wheat and seems to have turned out alright. I’ll be making more bread on Sunday 12^th June at Gate Farm, Moulsham Hall Lane, Great Leighs, Chelmsford CM3 1PZ and Jayne Porter from Humble Cooking will be doing a hands on biscuit baking session for children in the afternoon. There’ll also be a chance to mill your own wheat, take a trailer ride, look at the animals ...