The Melplash Agricultural Society Scholarship is available to help students 16 years and over who live within a 12-mile radius of Melplash Village Church, who are passionate about farming and agriculture and are looking to further their studies in this area. The Melplash Agricultural Society’s scholarship is available, up to … Read more
Open Farm Sunday is at Home Farm, Sadborrow, Thorncombe TA20 4PW by the kind permission of farmers Sophie and Tom Gregory Hosted by: Melplash Agricultural Society with Discover Farming and the Marshwood Vale Farmers Cluster Timing: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Entrance: FREE Home Farm is farmed by Sophie and Tom Gregory. … Read more
Following the successful merger with Weymouth College, Kingston Maurward College is now offering General Farm Worker Apprenticeships. Twelve students are already signed up. The continue to offer Level 1, 2, 3 and T levels for our young farmers in Dorset “We are very happy that the merger has kept Kingston … Read more
Symondsbury Primary School Year 3/4 accepted the invitation to join us at our very first Chef on the Farm event – hands-on cooking with Andy Tyrell, Co-owner and chef at the Soulshine Restaurant in Bridport. Andy designed the day to enable the children to truly experience how they could make … Read more
All local primary schools were invited to take part in Discover Farming’s writing competition. There were four categories Upper Key Stage 2, Lower Key Stage 2, Key Stage 1 and Reception. Pupils were asked to produce an original piece of non-fiction writing that was connected to Food and Farming. The … Read more
Welcome to the Discover Farming Winter Newsletter 2024 To read please click on the link below: DF A4 Newsletter Winter 2024
The Expert Day is held annually in the Discover Farming Classroom and is organised by the Discover Farming’s Education Co-ordinator, Katie Vining. The event aims to give children in years 5/6 of primary school a greater understanding of food and farming and the benefits of fresh produce by connecting them … Read more
The Discover Farming marquee at the Melplash Show was live on ITV This Morning when the This Morning team visited the Show on Thursday 22 August 2024. The presenter Will Best chatted to Dairy Farmer Sophie Gregory before learning to milk a cow by hand, he then went on to … Read more
To assist and encourage further education in agriculture and closely allied topics, the Melplash Agricultural Society offers and annual scholarship to students aged 16 years and over who live within a 12-mile radius of Melplash Village Church. The scholarship offers financial assistance with their apprenticeship, diploma or degree course. The … Read more
We are very pleased to announce that, following the success of last year’s writing competition, we shall be running the competition again this year. All children from local primary schools and home tutor groups within a 12-mile radius of Melplash Village Church are invited to take part. Each entry is … Read more
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