Open Farm Sun­day, man­aged by LEAF (Link­ing Envi­ron­ment And Farm­ing), is one of the farm­ing industry’s biggest suc­cess sto­ries. Since the first Open Farm Sun­day in 2006, over 1600 farm­ers across the UK have opened their gates and wel­comed over 2.7 mil­lion peo­ple onto farms for one Sun­day each year.

It is a fan­tas­tic oppor­tu­ni­ty for every­one, young and old, to dis­cov­er at first hand what it means to be a farmer and the fab­u­lous work they do pro­duc­ing our food, enhanc­ing the coun­try­side and all the goods and ser­vices farm­ers provide.

Each event is unique based around the farm’s indi­vid­ual sto­ry. Activ­i­ties dur­ing the day may include a farm walk, nature trail, trac­tor and trail­er rides, demon­stra­tions, activ­i­ties for chil­dren or a mini farm­ers mar­ket. 

So get the date in the diary, brush off your wellies and we will see you in June!

Instead of sending out corporate cards every Christmas, Bedfordia donate to charities chosen by our staff. A total of £1,800 was shared with the charities this year.
We would like to send our very best Christmas wishes to all people who are involved and to the tireless teams who touch so many people's lives.

Sue Ryder - a local hospice in Bedford offer a Christmas tree recycling service to raise money for the invaluable care services they offer. All you have to do is register on their website, leave a donation and they will collect your tree, which will be chipped. Their website is www.sueryder.org