I had the local primary school (where I was educated many years ago) up for a visit this morning and I really enjoyed it. I took them around our Farm Trail, telling them a bit about each crop, I tried to go easy with them on the potatoes before anyone asks. They were so interested in everything going on here at Manor Farm, great questions as well.
A couple of gem questions that I recall are:
Don't you get birds with really long beaks eating your red currents through the net?
Could'nt you cut your wheat with a hook thing if you don't have your own combine?
Err I think it would take me a while to scythe 24 acres... perhaps easier to ask someone who has a combine to do it for us.
Helpfully my uncle informed me later that The Third West Country Scythe Festival is taking place on his farm this weekend, be sure to get that one in your diary. I still think a combine will be a lot easier...
I also nearly started a riot by seeing who wanted to taste broad beans fresh from the pod, once one brave soul tried it and liked it they were hooked, all 60 odd wanted one and they were not taking no for an answer. In the end we had to pack them off with a bag of broad beans as well as the strawberries we intended to give them.
