Celebrate British Farming and Food
Sunday 8th June 2014 is Open Farm Sunday and Hollywood Cottage (Goat Farm) near Stone is opening their gates to visitors, for what promises to be both a fascinating and enjoyable day out for the whole family, Hollywood Cottage is delighted to be joining hundreds of other farms across the country in hosting events to celebrate British farming and food. Open Farm Sunday is an annual nationwide event, organised by LEAF, it’s a great chance to find out firsthand how our food is grown and produced sustainably and talk to the farmers responsible.
- When: Sunday 8th June
- Where: Hollywood Cottage , Uttoxeter Road , Stone , Staffs , ST15 8RA
- Opening time: From 11 am – Until 3 pm
- Admission cost: Free to enter ( donation box for LEAF )
Brief overview of the event.
Visit a goat farming enterprise operating in a Roundhouse ( A British designed and built modern Farm building providing unrivalled ventilation and natural light , with various other features to give the highest levels of welfare to keep livestock in) the 65th of its kind to be constructed in the UK , Many of our goats will be out at grass Goat Mums and their kids will be grazing around the building and a short woodland walk is available , come and bring a picnic or enjoy a BBQ provided at a cost by a local butcher, Tea and cakes provided by Oaktree Farm Project at Sandon , Local ice cream is available .support from other local farmers , NFU and a few other organisations
Antony Key from Hollywood cottage:
“There is a lot to celebrate about British farming and food – so do come and join us on Open Farm Sunday and find out more! My family and I are really looking forward to welcoming everyone and showing them around the farm.
- We are breeders of Boer Goats a type of goat that produces succulent and tasty goat meat which offers an alternative red meat with high levels of protein and iron without the fat levels. The meat from goats has been featured on a number of cooking and lifestyle programmes and is used in many different cuisines. It fact it is eaten by 80 % of the world’s population, and so has great potential to be included in peoples diets in the UK. we supply goat meat to several restaurants and private households we will shortly have meat available via a website designed by third year students at Staffordshire University ( hollywoodgoatmeats.co.uk ) The goats are run as a suckler herd and so the goat kids drink all the milk directly from their mums to get the very best start in life, before going out to graze and receive cereal concentrates.
Come and walk around our small area of woodland that we clear felled of 1980s poplar trees and have replanted with Oak Ash Alder and other native species , the woodland floor now is abundant of woodland flowers , encouraging butterflies and other insects to pollinate and add to the biodiversity that Staffordshire enjoys so much of and is cared for by Farmers.
- Children will be encouraged to take part in various competitions; it is a unique opportunity to visit a small farm on the edge of Stone with difference.
Annabel Shackleton, Open Farm Sunday manager said:
“Open Farm Sunday is a great opportunity for everyone to get out into the countryside and visit a farm. It is vital that we support our farmers and understand more about the work they do, and find out for yourself how your food is produced and what it takes to look after the countryside. Hundreds of farms across the country will be opening their gates on the 8th June to celebrate British farming and food; each farm plans their own unique event and many will include a host of activities from nature walks to farm tours. So visitors will get a fascinating insight into aspects of the countryside that they wouldn’t normally see.”
This year’s event will be the ninth Open Farm Sunday. For up-to-date campaign information and to let us know about your time on the farm, follow us on Twitter – twitter.com/openfarmsunday or find us on Facebook – facebook.com/LEAFopenfarmsunday
To find out more about LEAF and Open Farm Sunday call 02476 413911 or visit www.farmsunday.org or www.leafuk.org
