Open Farm Sunday, at Susan's Farm, Houghton Road, Houghton, pictured are sheep in the pen waiting to be sheared, 9 June 2019 LOUISE PORTER.
SEVERAL farms in Cumbria opened their farmgates to the public to join in LEAF Open Farm Sunday 2021 - farming's annual open day.
Following a year in which LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming) has encouraged thousands of people to join virtual farm tours across the country, the sustainable farming organisation has reported that over 100 farms nationally opened their gates last Sunday.
For the first LEAF Open Farm Sunday since June 2019, thousands of people took the opportunity to visit a working farm and see first-hand all that is involved in the sustainable production of the food they eat and what farmers do to look after the wider environment.