The winners of the Discover Farming 2025/26 500-word competition received their awards at this year’s LEAF Open Farm Sunday event held at Coppid Hill Broadoak. The competition was open to all young people 16 years and under who lived in the local area, 12 miles from Melplash Village Church THE … Read more
More than 1,100 visitors attended the LEAF Open Farm Sunday held at Coppet Hill, Broadoak, Dorset. Organised by the Melplash Agricultural Society and the Marshwood Vale Cluster, a group of farmers working together across the Marshwood Vale, the event welcomed the public for a day of farming, food and learning. … Read more
Welcome to Discover Farming’s Summer Newsletter Download here Summer Discover Farming Newsletter 2026
Twenty-four year 5/6 pupils from Beaminster St Mary’s Academy attended our ‘Chef on the Farm’ event in the Classroom at Washingpool Farm, under the guidance of Andy Tyrell the Chef Patron from the Soulshine restaurant in Bridport. Throughout the day, the children made flatbreads, picked stinging nettles for nettle and … Read more
The Melplash Agricultural Society’s Discover Farming Team invite you to join us and the Marshwood Farmers’ Cluster to Open Farm Sunday, a free event being held at Denhay Farm, Broadoak DT6 6RL on 7th June from 10am – 4pm. Enjoy a fantastic free family day out in the Dorset countryside … Read more
Once again the Melplash Agricultural Society and Discover Farming will be joining up with the Marshwood Vale Farmers Cluster to run Open Farm Sunday at Coppet Hill, Denhay Farm Broadoak DT6 5NP on Sunday June 7th 2026. Open Farm Sunday is a national campaign managed by LEAF (Linking Environment and … Read more
Welcome to Discover Farming’s Winter Newsletter. Download here: DF A4 Winter Newsletter 2025
An interview with ‘Chicken Tim’ – as Tim is locally known How long have you been a poultry farmer and why? I’ve been a poultry farmer now for sixteen years. Our family farm, Westleaze, is relatively small, keeping hens and becoming an egg farmer was the best way for … Read more
The Discover Farming Careers team attended The Sir John’ Colfox’s Academy Careers Day in October. The day was considered to be a great success by all involved. Reflecting on the day the Melplash Agricultural Society’s Vice Chairman, James Bowditch said: “The opportunity to talk to 800 secondary school children within … Read more
Expert day – Hands-on learning brings farming to life for local pupils. The Discover Farming Expert Day marks the new school year for the classroom at Washingpool Farm and this year was no exception. The Discover Farming classroom was buzzing with excitement as pupils from Broadwindsor and Symondsbury Primary schools … Read more
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