Farming & food articles

'If I hadn't come to a community farm, I'd probably be in a jail cell'

City farms that provide a lifeline to many vulnerable people are faced with closure as a result of austerity cuts.
The Guardian, 7 August 2019

10 Ways to Teach Children about Where Their Food Comes From

“Ways that parents can help to connect their children with the outdoors in general and farming in particular.”
Farmer’s Wife & Mummy blog, 6 July 2017

Farming pre-school teaches kids how to grow their own crops

Brief item about a bespoke nursery campus designed to teach children about farming. MInds, 4 March 2026.

Meet the hunky headmaster who teaches kids to use a shotgun

Focus on a primary school in East Sussex using Forest School sessions and animal husbandry with its children.
The Telegraph, 7 February 2016

Care, farms & dementia

Indepth blog post on care farms & the benefits for people with dementia.
Pippa Kelly, 13 January 2015

The young pupils who think farms grow mud

One in six children is also unaware vegetables are grown there, survey finds ‘Nearly half of primary school children have never visited a working farm and one in 25 believes that farmers ‘grow mud’. A new poll has revealed widespread ignorance of the countryside and origins of food.’
Mail Online, 14 July 2014

Follow the herd: how school farms can teach valuable life skills

Whether it's used to raise animals or grow vegetables, a little bit of green space can be a valuable teaching resource. The Guardian, 18 March 2014.