Look Beyond the Farm Gate for a Fun Day of Discovery ; Becky Sheaves Is Your Guide to Making the Most of This Year's Open Farm Sunday

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Next weekend sees a great chance to enjoy a day out and learn more about where your food comes from. Open Farm Sunday is in its fourth year and there are now 66 farms right across the Westcountry opening their gates to the public on June 13. From egg-collecting to tractor rides, sheep-shearing to cream teas, here's a taster of what you can expect...

Try the good life Don't mention Tom and Barbara, but Euan and Nona McPhee, pictured left, are certainly living The good life on their Cornish smallholding. They are keen to welcome visitors and share their hard-earned knowledge of self-sufficiency.

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Look Beyond the Farm Gate for a Fun Day of Discovery ; Becky Sheaves Is Your Guide to Making the Most of This Year's Open Farm Sunday

"We came here 14 years ago with no experience of farming at all, apart from growing some vegetables in the garden," laughs Nona.

"It is a very satisfying way of life but also very hard work. The realities of dragging hay bales around or buckets of water can be quite harsh, especially in the winter. But we love it he...

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