Open Farm Sun­day is back for its 18^th year! Mark­ing farming’s annu­al, nation­al open day, this year’s event will take place on Sun­day 9^th June, where hun­dreds of farms across Britain open their gates to the public.

Organ­ised by glob­al sus­tain­able farm­ing char­i­ty LEAF (Link­ing Envi­ron­ment And Farm­ing), the event offers every­one a fan­tas­tic oppor­tu­ni­ty to see farm­ing with nature at first hand. Vis­i­tors will dis­cov­er the amaz­ing work our farm­ers do as ​‘Guardians of the Earth’ to pro­duce our food sus­tain­ably, while car­ing for the envi­ron­ment and wildlife, answer­ing ques­tions like: Why are hedgerows and wild­flow­ers so impor­tant? And what role can bat box­es and bug hotels play on a farm?

Open Farm Sun­day is a great fam­i­ly day out, whether you are a first-time or sea­soned vis­i­tor. Each event is unique, as each farm is dif­fer­ent and every farmer too, but what they all share is a pas­sion for farm­ing and telling their sto­ry, amaz­ing exper­tise, and a com­mit­ment to farm­ing with nature as our ​‘Guardians of the Earth’. 

Some farms open­ing on Open Farm Sun­day are also LEAF Mar­que cer­ti­fied. This means that they are farm­ing regen­er­a­tive­ly, nur­tur­ing healthy soil, pro­tect­ing water, sup­port­ing nature con­ser­va­tion and enhanc­ing wildlife habi­tats. Here, you’ll find out more about the LEAF Mar­que, which you might have already seen on fruit, veg­eta­bles and oth­er prod­ucts in the super­mar­kets, and how these are grown in har­mo­ny with nature, while cre­at­ing a pos­i­tive impact on the planet.

So, clear the diary, pop on your wellies (not oblig­a­tory!) and find your near­est farm to vis­it at www​.farm​sun​day​.org.

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