Article: Have a great day out - down on the farm ; Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to head for the countryside when farms throw open their gates to the public on Sunday, June 1.

Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to head for the countryside when farms throw open their gates to the public on Sunday, June 1.

Open Farm Sunday has now become an established feature of the summer calendar, and is growing in popularity every year. And, say organisers, with consumers taking an increasing interest in where and how their food is produced, they are expecting record crowds this year.

Neil Darwent, who will be hosting visitors to Walk Farm in Witham Friary, near Frome (BA11 5EX), said Open Farm Sunday offered one of the best free days out in the year.

He will be providing tractor and trailer rides, and staging demonstrations of machinery, milking and sheep shearing, ...

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