Farm to Fork: Local Pupils Discover the Journey of Food at Solsgirth Home Farm

We had a day of farm‑to‑fork learning at Solsgirth Home Farm with over 300 pupils from surrounding schools for a full Royal Highland Education Trust (RHET) experience, exploring the farm, discovering where food really comes from and getting hands-on with everything from a cow milking demo to pressing apples.

We were delighted to host Jim Fairlie MSP, Minister for Agriculture, Marine and the Islands, who joined us to celebrate the importance of Scottish farming and food education.

A huge thank you to the RHET volunteers and support from the Scottish Government for encouraging early years’ learning on where food comes from.  RHET’s on-farm experiences are offered free of charge ensuring that as many young people as possible have the chance to engage with farming and sustainability.

Days like this are exactly why we love opening the farm to our community - inspiring curiosity, confidence and connection to the land.

If you are a charity or school looking for an educational farm tour or other opportunities, please get in touch with us at admin@solsgirthhomefarm.co.uk 

We’d love to help inspire the next generation through hands-on learning.

Jan Dixon (Owner/Farmer of Solsgirth Home Farm) with Jim Fairlie MSP, Minister for Agriculture, Marine and the Islands and Jan's farmdog, Fly

Fuel for the Herd

Discovering the Apple Pressing Process

Hands-on learning around the farm and discovering where food comes from

Learning about Highland Cattle