Open Farm Sunday at Shimpling Park Farm

This event is believed to be the first of its kind in the United Kingdom: a festival dedicated entirely to soil education for non-farming audiences. In this inaugural year, up to 100 participants of all ages will embark on a hands-on, multi-sensory journey. Through activities from exploring soil, to discovering farm scale organic growing and crops, to hands on cooking guided by an amazing chef and baker you will help to produce a meal made from produce sourced from the farm, the vegetable garden and local East Anglian growers. We will all eat the results of our work together at the end of the day at an outdoor communal feast. As you travel round the farm on your rotation of actives, there will be soil experts, compost gurus, chefs, film makers and soil artists on hand to make this a fun and experiential day leaving you energised and excited about sustainable food production and the wonders of the stuff beneath our feet - as well as being well fed! HIGHLIGHTS ON THE DAY • Soil Lab — microscopes, compost-making, soil pit & sound recordings of living soil • Mud to Masterpiece — art-making in the woods using natural pigments and clay • Farm walk — explore the agroforestry, diverse crops and meditation in the orchard • Kitchen — hands-on harvesting veg with baking and cooking preparation for the evening feast • Display Barn — Art, films, performance and displays from Soil Association, Save Soil & others Further information available on the ticket page. About this farm: Shimpling Park Farm is a mixed arable and livestock farm in Suffolk, farmed by Alice and John Pawsey on organic and regenerative principles. The farm hosts 25 school visits a year and is an active centre of education around soil health and nature-friendly agriculture. Highlights: Cereal crops (eg. barley, wheat); Oilseed crops; Vegetables; Flowers and plants; Environmental stewardship Booking details: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/shimplingparkfarm/2134175