Well, have nearly said goodbye to the 60odd other nuffields we have spent the last week with ! Hard task!! A lot of these people we will never see again, some in a year, some in 10years, who knows. But it has been a really amazing week!! I enjoyed every little bit of it, but am ready for the next adventure now!
Yesterday we visited 2 farms not far out of London that are making the most of the rapidly increasing population in their area, to diversify their business, and also hep educate city people about agriculture and where there food comes from! Willow Farm had up a really good educational fun park, that had farm animals, machinery playgrounds, fishing dams, and lots more. He also had rented out his farm to a lot of different businesses such as composting site, pigeon shooting clubs, school sites the list goes on. He was involved in every business that was on his property and took a share in all the profits!
Another farmer in Harpenden, was running an annual event called Farm Sunday - where he encouraged many farms to open their gates once a year to the public, so that they could come and see what farming was all about. A great way to close the city rural divide!
It was an early night, and I am all packed up to head to Stu and Suzie Sadlers this afternoon. I will hire a car from the airport and drive out!
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