23-05-2025
Agriland partners with Agri Aware for Open Farm events
Agriland Media Group is delighted to partner with Agri Aware as the official media partner for its flagship Open Farm events which will take place in two counties this year.
The agri-food educational body will return to Co. Kildare, along with a brand-new Open Farm experience in Co. Galway.
Open Farm is the major part of Agri Aware's mission of enhancing agricultural literacy, giving the public and schoolchildren a unique opportunity to experience a working Irish farm firsthand and understand the journey of food from farm to fork.
Open Farm is a free-of-charge event with gates open to the public from 10:30a.m to 5:00p.m on both days.
Education and communications officer with Agri Aware, Michael Geary said: 'Agri Aware is delighted to partner with Agriland Media for Open Farm 2025.
Education and communications officer with Agri Aware, Michael Geary (left) and Cormac Farrelly, managing director, Agriland Media Group
'Although targeted at the non-farming community, the importance of the farming community understanding the role Agri Aware plays in communicating the work primary producers do in producing top-quality food while caring for the environment is critical.
'Open Farm provides a unique opportunity to get consumers onto Irish farms and showcase the best of Irish agriculture.
'This opportunity to partner with Agriland Media will be of critical importance to educate and inform our target audience, the general public, and also primary producers and the agri-food sector as a whole of the work Agri Aware carries out to enhance agricultural literacy. '
Managing director of Agriland Media Group, Cormac Farrelly said: 'At a time when many consumers would state that they do not have an association with farming anymore, it's never been more important to educate young people about where their food comes from.
'It's equally important to highlight the importance of farming for our economy and society and inform the wider public to allow them to make healthy and sustainable food choices.
'As Ireland's largest agricultural digital news publisher, we are delighted to be partnering with Agri Aware for these important events to generate understanding of agriculture to the widest possible audience.'
Agri Aware
The Kildare Open Farm will be hosted on the Doran family dairy farm in Donadea (W91 DH99).
On Thursday, June 13, the farm will welcome over 800 primary school students from Kildare and Dublin for a dedicated schools day.
Students will explore how dairy products are made, learn about sustainable farming practices, and develop a deeper appreciation for where the food they consume comes from.
On Saturday, June 14, the farm will open to the general public for an educational and interactive day out for all ages.
There will be self-guided tours for visitors, a mini-farm village, food demonstrations, kids' games, and the chance to speak with the Dorans about how they care for their animals and the environment.
