I found this site purely by accident,its one way of telling the public what you are doing . any comments www.adoptafarm.com

Great Idea! Would be good to pay a nominal fee when a lamb is born, watch it grow up online and wait for it to be delivered chopped up in freezer bags later in the year!!!

Similar sort of idea on www.adoptaplot.com where you can go and visit "your plot" on the farm and even picnic on it! (they're wanting more farms to join in too!!!) No matter what you think of the idea the 'adoptafarm' site is very well done, with lots of 'ahhh' factor. (I even sent a lamb postcard to my nephew!) They say that they're going to offer the cows and farm machinery up for adoption too - wonder how many offers they get for the muckspreader? Anyone interested in adopting a plot on my slurry store? - "Adoptaplop"?

adoptafarm had a stand at last year's Highland Show in connection with the education trust . It was absolutely jumping!! It would also be good to include internet site visits to this in your local primary school's 5-14 curriculum to cover food and farming. I passed leaflets to schools in my area.

There is already a scheme like that in operation for pigs. I can't remember where it was but basically the customer pays a small amount when the pig is born. It then grows up in a picturesque wood where the customer can visit/walk around/see the pigs and is then presented (smoked or unsmoked) to the customer who pays pretty much full whack for it. Sounds like a very good idea.... The customer has the benefit of knowing that the pig has been humanely reared and that it is also helping to maintain a wooded area. The pig gets a pretty good life and the farmer gets a higher price for his beast than he would selling it conventionally. Smiles all round.