Open Farm Sunday 8 June 2014
The James Hutton Institute was not open for Open Farm Sunday on 8 June 2014. This year we held a LEAF Technical Day for Farmers on Tuesday 3 June. See the exhibits at Farmers' Technical Day.
Update from LEAF ... eBrief 17 June 2014 LEAF reports another record breaking year, with estimates so far of more than 200,000 people visiting farms on Open Farm Sunday, more than the record breaking year of 2013. In total 375 farms were open for visitors on the day. Open Farm Sunday next year is on 7 June 2015.
See the LEAF Open Farm Sunday web page for details of events locally and across the UK.
Check this page for farms near you: findfarm. Then type your postcode in the box or simply open the regional list. Here are some farms taking part in the east of Scotland. Details of what's on and how to get there are at the findfarm page.
- Scotherbs Ltd, Longforgan, DD2 5HU
- Farmcare Ltd, Blairgowrie, PH10 6LP
- Seggie Farm, Guardbridge, St Andrews, KY16 0UP
- Hilton of Aldie Farm, Crook of Devon, near Kinross KY13 0QJ
- West Craigie Farm, South Queensferry EH30 9AR
- Firm of Murray T Mitchell, Castleton, Laurencekirk AB30 1JX
- Balquhatstone Mains, Slamannan, Falkirk FK1 3BQ
The Open Farm Sunday regional contact for Scotland is Rebecca Dawes. Contact: email rebecca@sayfc.org and Twitter @Rebeccajdawes
Check for Open Farm Sunday Information Events (drop ins) held in late March and early April at Dingwall, Perth and Inverurie, where you can get free advice, information and tips for opening your farm on Open Farm Sunday.
Hutton contact: Geoff Squire