Food for thought on our farm:
why we open our gate to visitors
We believe that a huge part of our job as farmers is to help people understand where their food comes from and to break down some of the barriers that exist between producers and consumers. Although our greatest emphasis is on children’s education through our school visits, we want people of all ages to visit us and find out more .
Please contact us so we can discuss your requirements.
We have welcomed:
- Young Farmers’ Clubs, as well as individual farmers
- Government Ministers
- Environment Agency technical advisers and officers
- NFU advisors
- Rural business students
- Community groups
Book a visit
We don’t have a ‘typical’ visit because we like to tailor the event to the needs of the visiting group. Visits to Frogmary Green Farm can include chickens, potatoes and/or our wildlife areas.
Please contact us so we can discuss your particular requirements and arrange a visit to meet your specific needs.
School visits
More than 1,000 children have visited the farm over the past two years and we have close links with our local primary school.
What to see and do at Frogmary Green Farm:
Visits are tailored to your requirements and can include our chickens, potato crops and/or our wildlife areas under the headings of (but not limited to):
- Seeds and growth
- Food labelling
- Sustainability
- Soils
- Chicken & Egg
We are CRB accredited and carry out full risk assesments before your visit.
If you would like to visit, please contact us to discuss your requirements – or keep an eye on our blog for upcoming events.
Our visitor timeline
- October 2012: visits by two schools exploring nature, potatoes & chicken
- August 2012: 2 Japanses visitors from the Ishii group, wanting to see how we rear chicken with audits and standards set by governing bodies
- July 2012: 110 Rainbow, Brownies & Guides spent an evening with us with the plan of building a camp fire – rain stopped the fire but a good evening was had by all!
- June 2012: 920 people visited the farm as part of the national Open Farm Sunday event.
- April 2012: Countryfile spent a day filming the chicken and an educational visit (shown Sunday 6th May 2012)
- April 2012: 35 Young farmers spent an evening with us through the Fresh Start Academy, looking at business structure, development and diversification.
- April 2012: 70 potato growers visited for the Potato Council’s 1st SW Potato Day
- March and April 2012: Through Farmlink, school visits to see how we rear chicken, how meals should be nutritionally balanced and to look at the internal parts of eggs.
- March 2012: Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) training for farmers.
- January 2012: Visit by the Environment Agency as a training session.
- September 2011: Two open evenings for local groups to visit the farm and learn about Poultry, Potatoes & the Environment.
- July 2011: Two classes from South Petherton junior school visited to see how potatoes are grown and harvested, also visited our wildlife areas for a picnic.
- July 2011: Visit by DEFRA chief vet Nigel Gibson
- June 2011: Visits by the Surrey Grassland Society, Sainsbury’s Agricultural Managers and Crewkerne YFC
- January 2011: Visit by Ilminster YFC
- October 2010: Hosted a morning event with Agriculture Minister Jim Paice in attendance, to show a South Petherton junior school class how potatoes are graded and stored
- June 2010: ‘Taste the Tatties’ day – 520 children from 13 local schools saw how potatoes are grown, harvested, graded and stored ready for sale; heard a FWAG talk, explored the ponds and wildlife areas, food tasting and the British Potato Council Educational Bus – all featured on a Farmer’s Weekly blog
- July 2008: 265 children from local schools visited Frogmary Green Farm for an educational day linked to potato production and a FWAG talk on ponds and wildlife
