An Exmoor Game School Session with a difference - we’ll be running a Free children’s session at this year’s Exford show…their 131st year! The session will be an opportunity for members of the public to see a session being run and find out exactly what the Exmoor Game School is all about. We’ll have our wonderful volunteers on hand to answer any questions - so do come and say hello even if you’re not taking part in the session.
What are The Exmoor Game School sessions all about? Essentially re-connecting children with their food and where it comes from and how it links to farming on Exmoor. With our roots in education both mainstream and special education - we have seen how empowering and of course fun, it can be for children to learn how to prepare and cook their own food.
This session will look at the preparation and eating of seasonal, local game that is available to us depending on the time of year - in this instance we’ll most likely be using a Roe buck. As well as the preparation, we will also cover why we might need to cull some animals for example, grey squirrels and crayfish. These sessions are very much about learning and information, we are not here to tell people what they should and shouldn’t be eating…there is enough of that kind of thing already and none of it is particularly useful.
These sessions will involve the use of knifes, fire/stoves and we will be skinning, gutting and butchering game animals. It is a necessary part of the learning process and we do it with the utmost respect for the quarry we're eating. The children can get as involved as they like or watch and learn, there is absolutely no pressure for them to do anything.
These sessions are free and all about getting involved. There is a £15 per car entrance fee to get into the show that is payable on the day - there will be lots of time once the session has finished to go and explore the rest of the show, so a great day out.
All children MUST be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
These sessions are super popular and book up quickly - we do operate a waiting/reserve list but this is ONLY for the session in question. We just don’t have admin capacity to roll it over.
To book, please email us on:
aW5mbyB8IGV4bW9vcmdhbWVzY2hvb2wgISBjb20= - we only take bookings via email (do check your spam folder if you haven’t heard back from us).
To find out more about The Exmoor Game School please head over to the website: www.theexmoorgameschool.com to find out more about Exford show go to: www.exfordshow.com
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