UK: First ever City Farm Day to take place virtually
The event on Thursday March 25 celebrates the growing number of city farms across the UK
By Mark Taylor
Bristol Post
Mar 24 2021
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With Covid-19 restrictions still in place, the first ever City Farm Day is taking place virtually rather than requiring participants to pull on their muddy wellies.
The event on Thursday (March 25) celebrates the growing number of city farms across the UK.
There are more than 50 city farms and over the last five decades they have played an important role in connecting communities to the farming life and the natural world, as well as welcoming school groups and visitors.
City farms have also been helping thousands of families since the first Covid-19 lockdown last March, from running food banks to organising grow-your-own campaigns.
In recent years city farms have provided life-changing opportunities for people suffering from mental health challenges, such as depression or loneliness, or have given people the chance to develop new skills to help get them back into work. This includes working with animals, helping with growing fruit and vegetables or running cafés.
The role of many city farms has come to the fore in the past year and many have been supporting thousands of volunteers, cooking and distributing meals to vulnerable members of the local community and connecting people to life on the farm.
