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LEAF Marque: Helping growers and producers to realise the opportunities of London 2012 Food Vision

Sustainability lies at the very heart of the Food Vision for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. It calls for catering that delivers a tastier, healthier and greener Games. Food producers, who can prove their sustainable and environmentally responsible credentials though assurance schemes such as LEAF Marque, are ideally placed to meet many of the core objectives of the London 2012 Food Vision.Catering for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games is being referred to as ‘The largest peace-time catering operation in the world’¹. With 330 tonnes of fruit and vegetables, 25,000 loaves

With Just 4 Days To Go Until Open Farm Sunday - Interview Local Farmers Taking Part

With less than a week to go until Open Farm Sunday 2010 (13 June), farmers across the country are busy preparing to open their farms to the public. This annual event organised by LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming) is a must for anyone interested in food, farming or the countryside. If you would like to visit a farm prior to Open Farm Sunday then let us know. You could follow a local farmer as they make their final preparations for the day or perhaps you would like to try your hand at being a farmer? Playing at Farming Confuses the Country Playing online farming games may be fun, but new

Playing at Farming Confuses the Country

Playing at Farming Confuses the Country Playing online farming games may be fun, but new research suggests that they are in fact disconnecting us from what happens on a real farm. One in ten of those adults who said they regularly play online farming games believe strawberry milkshake comes from either pink cows or cows eating strawberries*, and over 11% expected to find rice growing on a British farm**. Forty one per cent of the adults surveyed said they regularly play online farming games, with nearly two thirds of those playing for up to five hours a week. The research commissioned by

Playing at Farming Confuses the Country

Playing online farming games may be fun, but new research suggests that they are in fact disconnecting us from what happens on a real farm. One in twenty of Scottish adults surveyed believe strawberry milkshake comes from either pink cows or cows eating strawberries, and nearly one in ten expected to find rice growing on a British farm. Forty per cent of Scottish adults surveyed said they regularly play online farming games, with over three quarters of those playing for up to five hours a week. The research commissioned by LEAF , organisers of Open Farm Sunday (13 June), also revealed that

Less than a week to go until Open Farm Sunday 2010 (13 June) Interview local farmers who are taking part!

With less than a week to go until Open Farm Sunday 2010 (13 June), farmers across the country are busy preparing to open their farms to the public. This annual event organised by LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming) is a must for anyone interested in food, farming or the countryside. If you would like to visit a farm prior to Open Farm Sunday then let us know. You could follow a local farmer as they make their final preparations for the day or perhaps you would like to try your hand at being a farmer? A typical day might include silage-making, getting ready for harvest, milking a herd of

Less than a month to go until Open Farm Sunday 2010 (13 June) Interview local farmers who are taking part!

With less than a month to go until Open Farm Sunday 2010 (13 June), farmers across the country are busy preparing to open their farms to the public. This annual event organised by LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming) is a must for anyone interested in food, farming or the countryside. If you would like to visit a farm prior to Open Farm Sunday then let us know. You could follow a local farmer as they make their final preparations for the day or perhaps you would like to try your hand at being a farmer? A typical day might include silage-making, getting ready for harvest, milking a herd of

Less than a month to go until Open Farm Sunday 2010 (13 June) Interview local farmers who are taking part!

With less than a month to go until Open Farm Sunday 2010 (13 June), farmers across the country are busy preparing to open their farms to the public. This annual event organised by LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming) is a must for anyone interested in food, farming or the countryside. If you would like to visit a farm prior to Open Farm Sunday then let us know. You could follow a local farmer as they make their final preparations for the day or perhaps you would like to try your hand at being a farmer? A typical day might include silage-making, getting ready for harvest, milking a herd of

Less than a month to go until Open Farm Sunday 2010 (13 June) Interview local farmers who are taking part!

With less than a month to go until Open Farm Sunday 2010 (13 June), farmers across the country are busy preparing to open their farms to the public. This annual event organised by LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming) is a must for anyone interested in food, farming or the countryside. If you would like to visit a farm prior to Open Farm Sunday then let us know. You could follow a local farmer as they make their final preparations for the day or perhaps you would like to try your hand at being a farmer? A typical day might include silage-making, getting ready for harvest, milking a herd of

Interview your local farmers as they prepare for Open Farm Sunday 2010 – 13 June

Care about your food? We do! That’s the message from farmers across the country, as they prepare to open their farm gates on Open Farm Sunday (13 June 2010). This annual event organised by LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming) is a must for anyone interested in food, farming or the countryside. A visit to a local farm on Open Farm Sunday is a great way to meet the farmers who grow your food and see how they care for the countryside. It could include a tractor and trailer ride, an opportunity to see sheep being sheared, cows being milked or even chicks hatching! There will be plenty of farm

Interview your local farmers as they prepare for Open Farm Sunday 2010 – 13 June

Care about your food? We do! That’s the message from farmers across the country, as they prepare to open their farm gates on Open Farm Sunday (13 June 2010). This annual event organised by LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming) is a must for anyone interested in food, farming or the countryside. A visit to a local farm on Open Farm Sunday is a great way to meet the farmers who grow your food and see how they care for the countryside. It could include a tractor and trailer ride, an opportunity to see sheep being sheared, cows being milked or even chicks hatching! There will be plenty of farm

Interview your local farmers as they prepare for Open Farm Sunday 2010 – 13 June

Care about your food? We do! That’s the message from farmers across the country, as they prepare to open their farm gates on Open Farm Sunday (13 June 2010). This annual event organised by LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming) is a must for anyone interested in food, farming or the countryside. A visit to a local farm on Open Farm Sunday is a great way to meet the farmers who grow your food and see how they care for the countryside. It could include a tractor and trailer ride, an opportunity to see sheep being sheared, cows being milked or even chicks hatching! There will be plenty of farm

Call for farmers to go online and get involved with Open Farm Sunday 2010

New for 2010, LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming) is launching an online workshop, at www.farmsunday.org, for farmers interested in opening their farm on Open Farm Sunday 2010 (13 June). The online workshop provides practical advice on how to hold a successful Open Farm Sunday event. It features farmers offering guidance, suggestions and valuable tips for opening a farm on 13 June, including health and safety considerations and activity ideas too. Open Farm Sunday, now in its fifth year, helps the public discover and understand the story behind their food, and the dedication and skill of

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