The scheme is free and is run by charity LEAF Education. It sees pupils speaking to farmers in their fields using digital technology, including face-time.
Launched in 2017, it has now reached 524 schools and 15,720 pupils – and is particularly well placed to continue its work during the Covid-19 pandemic, lockdowns and social distancing in schools.
Farmer Time enables pupils to regularly chat live with their matched farmer from their classrooms through a video call platform, such as FaceTime or Skype.
LEAF Education is continuing to develop Farmer Time in collaboration with founder, Tom Martin of Village Farms in Cambridgeshire – who is now known to many pupils as Farmer Tom.
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