Offley Hoo Open Farm Sunday 7th June

Offley Hoo Farm is holding an Open Farm Sunday on 7th June. Please visit the Offley Hoo Farm website for full, up-to-date details.

The image here on the left shows the promo poster for the event. Please click the pic to view the full-size poster.

The information on the Offley Hoo website says:

As part of the national scheme organised by LEAF we are opening our farm to visitors on Sunday 7th June 2009 from 12 noon to 4pm. FREE ENTRY, lots of car parking.

See our machines and our rare and native breed animals both large and small. Longhorn cattle, Wiltshire Horn sheep, Middle White and Tamworth pigs.

Guided farm walks. Demonstrations and displays showing how YOUR food is produced.

Learn how wheat is milled and watch regular bread making demos by a local artisan baker and a chance to buy his bread.

See some of the machinery at work. Watch Poppy, the dairy Shorthorn, being milked at 3.30pm. Learn how cream is separated from the milk and how butter is made.

Understand how the Hertfordshire countryside all around us produces food while at the same time promotes wildlife habitats and increasing native flora and fauna.

Local food stalls including: our rare breed meat, eggs, cheese, vegetables and watercress, home made cookies, plant stall and others.

Hog roast, by the Country Bumpkin, cooking one of our outdoor reared, freerange, rare breed pigs, refreshments & licensed bar, teas and coffees.

Live music courtesy of The Ploughmen, don't miss it.

We look forward to seeing you on the day. There will be lots to do and see whatever the weather.

Please email us if you know you are coming as this will help us with our planning to make the sure the afternoon is the best it can be for everyone.

So if you can make it along, please let them know at offleyhoo@aol.com.