PRESS RELEASE: What came first, the chicken or the egg?
THE FARMING for the Family area at the Royal Bath & West Show is on track to be the star family attraction at this year’s show.
A huge 57 x 37 metre section of the show ground has been dedicated to the area this year and will be designed to educate visitors about the processes and techniques involved in a wide range of animal and agricultural farming concentrating on where food comes from.
Children will be able to get actively involved at each stage and learning how to get an egg onto the breakfast table will be the first step! Participants will be invited to collect a handful of grain from a Combine Harvester and walk across the farmyard to feed it to hens in the hen house. They can then collect an egg and take it into the on-site Farm House Kitchen where a trained chef will show them how to cook and eat it.
“We believe it extremely important that visitors, especially children, can come to The Royal Bath & West Show and learn about where food and drink comes from and see some of the processes involved in getting it from the field onto the dinner table”. Said Martha Harley, Marketing Manager. “The Show is also the perfect place for visitors to be able to sample the very best quality British Food & Drink and experience how different food can taste when it comes from high quality specialist producers”.
The Farmhouse Kitchen, sponsored by Spillers of Chard, is a brand new and exciting feature of Farming for the Family where visitors can watch chefs cooking traditional Farmhouse fare on an Aga or Range. Children will also be able to try their hand at cooking in a dedicated demonstration area.
Paul Hartley, legendary breakfast chef will be performing a morning demonstration each day, showing how to create nutritious and delicious breakfast and brunch menus that the whole family will enjoy.
Visitors will also be able to watch a cow being milked, and then see how it is turned into butter, cream and ice cream using traditional methods. The makers of West Country Cheese will also be on hand to demonstrate the cheese-making process.
Back in the farmyard, local sheep farmer Bob Blundon will be scanning pregnant ewes to show visitors how a lamb develops in the womb. Visitors will also be challenged to try their hand at lambing using a realistic simulator.
The farmyard will also house a sow with her litter, calves, lambs, dairy and beef cows. Fishing enthusiasts will also be able to learn about fish farming from a pool of carp which will be brought in especially for the show.
A display showing the process involved in growing crops and their by-products will also form a major part of the area. Children and adults alike will be able to get up close to some high tech farm machinery to show how the modern day farmer introduces seed into the soil and then harvests the crops.
A range of experts will be on hand at all times during the show to offer advice on all areas of farming.
Book your tickets in advance and save 15% plus bring your children in for free. Visit our brand new website at www.bathandwest.com or telephone 01749 822 222 for further information and ticket purchasing.