LEAF Education’s Pop-up Knowledge Hub is coming to Mayfield Farm in Compton.

This event is open to farmers, educators and the wider industry and gives them the opportunity to discover the best in education and outreach in the agri-food sector.

The day features exclusive workshops to see the latest developments in agri-education and helps you discover exciting ways to engage, inspire and motivate young people on the farm, in school and online.

Workshops

Discovery and exploration – a holistic approach

Look at child-centred learning and how your farm can be used to inspire children and develop their learning skills as well as their physical and mental well-being. We will share with you our top resources for working with Early Years and how all ages can benefit from activities on farm.

Getting down and dirty – making soil exciting

Explore ways to communicate the wonders of soil to young people of all ages on farm. Get hands-on with a range of soil activities investigating soil texture and structure, soil carbon and the role of micro-organisms, soil water, worm counts and much more.

Let’s talk teenagers!

Explore a range of secondary school-specific resources designed to inspire teenagers to want to learn more about the farm-to-fork story. How to give them the knowledge to make their own informed decisions and fight mistruths

Who do you think you could be? – Careers and virtual visits

Discover effective strategies to inspire young minds about the wide array of careers within the food, farming, and supply chain industries. Discover how to use the farmed environment as a resource to begin these discussions and expose students to careers they may not even have heard of.

Tour of Mayfield Farm

See the best of what the team are delivering in terms of integrated, regenerative farming