The 2023 Feed­back Scrap­book is packed with vis­i­tor and host farmer feed­back, anec­dotes, mem­o­ries and pho­tographs. It shows the true val­ue of Open Farm Sun­day and the ful­ly immer­sive expe­ri­ence of being able to see, touch, smell, hear and talk farm­ing- face to face with farm­ers, on-farm!

• 257 host farm­ers opened their gates wel­com­ing 170,900 vis­i­tors
• 5,500 helpers sup­port­ed events
• 89% of vis­i­tors said they are encour­aged to buy more British food
  
• 88% learnt some­thing new about farming
• 87% say their trust in British farm­ing has increased
• 72% feel the farm­ing indus­try is adapt­ing to help com­bat the cli­mate crisis
• 41% report­ed that the farm vis­it had inspired some­one in their group to con­sid­er a career in farming.

The top 3 rea­sons why farm­ers took part were to: pro­mote a pos­i­tive image of the farm­ing indus­try; improve com­mu­ni­ty rela­tions and to inform the pub­lic about sus­tain­able farm­ing prac­tices.

For vis­i­tors, their main moti­va­tion was a fun fam­i­ly day out, but they came away with increased knowl­edge and respect for British farm­ers and all the indus­try delivers.

We are delight­ed to hear that our 2023 host farm­ers once again have pro­vid­ed a huge­ly edu­ca­tion­al day, whilst enjoy­ing show­cas­ing British farming. 

A huge thank you to all the won­der­ful farm­ers who took part, their enthu­si­as­tic helpers, the thou­sands of vis­i­tors who sup­port­ed them and to all our spon­sors for their finan­cial and in-kind support. 

Recap­ture the mag­ic of LEAF Open Farm Sun­day 2023 and flick through our Feed­back Scrap­book here!