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School visits
Calling all teachers Please share with any teachers who might like this We are now offering EXCLUSIVE school visits on a Wednesday only! We are only taking bookings for 2020 at the moment, and will take a view on 2021 in the new year. As we are closed to the public, we are in a …
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LEAF Open Farm Sunday 20
It’s LEAF Open Farm Sunday today, Sunday 7th June 2020. Normally we’re open for you to visit everyday, and one of our favourite things to do is welcome you all to our farm to learn about what we do (as well as having fun and enjoying some amazing food 😉), but for now we are …
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COVID-19
COVID-19 In light of the current coronavirus outbreak, we wanted to take this opportunity to reassure our customers and team on our actions and position. We remain very much open as normal, from 9am – 5pm daily. As a working and open farm, handwashing remains our number 1 priority, with 3 hand wash stations in …
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Bayer LEAF Education Awards 2019
On Wednesday 20th November 2019, we were invited to the beautiful Botanical Gardens in Birmingham. Where an awards lunch was held to celebrate the education achievements of farmers across the country. As one of the 3 finalists in our category – Innovative Learning Award, it was really exciting to be there. We all watched some …
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Awards Season
We are absolutely thrilled to have been shortlisted in not 1, but 2 awards this Autumn. We are so pleased to have even reached this stage of both competitions, and it’s testament to the hard work and support of our brilliant team, but also our fantastic customers who continue to support us year after year …
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Bayer-Leaf Education Awards
Eeeeek we are so excited to be shortlisted for the Bayer-Leaf Education Innovative Learning award this year, alongside APS Produce, Cheshire and Whitsome Farm, Berwickshire. The final stages of judging are now taking place and we find out whether we’ve won in November (fingers crossed!). A HUGE thank you to all the schools who choose …
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New NFU Education launch
We were very excited to attend a meeting hosted by our regional NFU team, hearing from the new NFU Education team who have been working hard to launch their new website and looking at ways to promote the story of food in schools through practical and curriculum based tools. There’s lots of information for teachers …
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Education Awards 2018
On Thursday 22nd November we were invited to the fab Hexagon room at Lancaster and Morecambe awards to present the award for “Primary School Pupil of the Year”, as part of The Lancaster and Morecambe Visitor Education Awards 2018. This is an award we have proudly sponsored for the last few years, and it was …
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Get Kids Out Learning
As a working dairy farm, and as part of our passion for providing the opportunity for our visitors to experience the sights, sounds, smells and feel of a real farm, the “Get Kids Out Learning” website is a perfect way for us to share our message. We are open all year and host educational visits …
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BAYER / FACE education awards 2017
We are thrilled to have been shortlisted for the Future of Farming Champion Award which is for a farm which is making an outstanding contribution to improving young people’s understanding of the food and farming sector. Activities may be across any or all age ranges to include, for example, encouraging entrepreneurship through school farmers’ markets, offering …
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