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According to a new poll, one in 10 Irish people have never visited a farm and one in three have not visited a farm in the past five years.<\/p>\nAccording to a new poll, one in 10 Irish people have never visited a farm and one in three have not visited a farm in the past five years.<\/p>\n
More than half (55%) said that the reason was that they never had the opportunity.<\/p>\n
The research, carried out by RED C on behalf of Agri Aware, was released ahead of the inaugural National Open Farm Day which will take place next Monday, May 7.<\/p>\n
Four farms across Ireland will open their gates to the public on bank holiday Monday to help us re-connect with our rural roots.<\/p>\n
The purpose of the day is to help educate consumers about what happens on a working farm and help us explore how our food is produced.<\/p>\n
“As we become an increasingly urbanized nation, many people are losing the connection between the activity carried out year-round by farmers all over our country and the food that they consume every day,” said Agri Aware Executive Director, Deirdre O\u2019Shea.<\/p>\n
“Our research clearly shows that Irish people would welcome the opportunity to visit a working farm to learn more about how our food is produced. We are delighted to be able to facilitate this through our first National Open Farm Day.”<\/p>\n