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Did you know that 70% of the UK is farmland? Plan a visit and discover what’s happening on a farm near you.

I take no credit for thos activity. Found on Scouts.org.uk:
https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/top-of-the-crops/

Resources

A4 papers
Pens or pencils

Instructions

Find a farm
- Depending on where you live, there are plenty of ways to find a farm to visit.
If you live in a rural area, you could ask your group – someone may know someone that lives or works on a farm nearby
If you’re in England or Wales, Food for Life has a handy farm finder that also picks up many city farms and projects in urban areas.
If you’re in England or Wales, you could also see if there’s a Young Farmers’ Club near you.
- Once you’ve found a farm that’s happy to host you, and you’ve agreed on a date and time, think about what else you may need to know. For example, does the farm have toilets? What should people wear – are certain types of shoes unsuitable?

Get ready to go
- The person leading the activity should help everyone use the ‘Crop tips’ to plan some questions to ask.
- The person leading the activity should make sure everyone understands what they’ll need to wear and take with them, for example, closed-toe shoes and a water bottle.

On the farm
- The person leading the activity should remind everyone about how to stay safe. The farmer may have some additional rules. For example, people may need to be aware of machinery moving around or wear hi-vis clothing.
- Everyone should listen carefully to any safety guidance they’re given during the trip.
- Everyone should ask any questions.
- Farms are busy places, so everyone should thank the people who took the time to show them around and answer their questions.

Tags

• challege
• challenge badge
• farm
• farm Trip
• Farming
• World Challenge

Badge Links

• Farming - Locality
• Farming - Organisation
• World - Discover