Tuesday 24th June 2025
ARU Writtle, Lordship Road, Writtle, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 3RR The event is strictly for KS2 children from years 4, 5 and 6.
The Essex Schools Food & Farming Day is a annual event organised by
the Essex Agricultural Society giving about 3,000 Essex Schools
children aged 8 to 11 the opportunity to find out how their food is
produced, the role played by farmers in Essex and the many related
jobs within the industry. The day is an outside event and takes you on
a journey through our 6 zones; Food, Crops, Machinery, Livestock, Countryside & Environment and Rural Safety & STEM. Each zone has several exhibitors each with an interactive display for the children to watch, listen to or more often get involved with.
The aim of the day is to give children a better understanding of where their food comes from, and the role agriculture plays in shaping the Essex countryside. This visit links with many areas of the curriculum. School groups will be assigned a “Farmer Steward” to guide them around the event and ensure that they gain maximum benefit from each exhibit.
If you haven’t been before, then you can watch a short video here on our 2024 show to give you an idea of what it is all about.
https://www.essexag.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Schools-Day-Invitation-Letter-2025.pdf
