Bridgwater College’s farm, Rodway Farm at Cannington, is one of the partner farms of FarmLink and has made contact with over 8,000 primary school children, between September 2014 and August 2015.

FarmLink is a charity which educates children on about farming, where our food comes from and the countryside. This is done through a range of interactive assemblies, workshops and farm tours, all of which meet the national curriculum.

FarmLink have been visiting schools throughout the South West and Staffordshire resulting in them seeing over 30,000 children between September 2014 and August 2105. Over the years they have been able to maintain regular contact and build strong relationships with local schools and best of all everything they do is free! Their topics range from the Little Red Hen to Food Miles to seasonal topics like Christmas dinner and Harvest.

If you are interested in the full range of topics FarmLink offer, please visit www.farmlink.org.uk. Here you will also be able to access worksheets and lesson plans, enabling schools to do pre-visit work or follow up activities. FarmLink also has partner farms which include, Bracken Burn, Lye Cross Farm, Packington Free Range and Yeo Valley.

St Benedict’s CofE VA Junior School, Glastonbury said,

“Our visit to Rodway Farm was a revelation for the children to make links about where our food comes from and how farms operate. It was not only a valuable educational experience but an essential life lesson for our pupils.”

Westover Green School in Bridgwater said,

“FarmLink offers engaging assemblies that introduce the countryside to children.”

For further information or if you would like to make a booking please contact Dani Mortimer on 01278 655071 or email dani@famlink.org.uk.