A Celebration of Hill Farming Communities and the Uplands

Hill farming communities play a vital role in many areas of our lives, literally providing access to everything from food to fresh air. Food and Farming for REAL is organised by farmers and small businesses who believe passionately in the preservation of the uplands and the communities that depend on them.

What is the Showcase?

The showcase demonstrate all the positive contributions which hill farming communities make to modern life. It covers everything from food stalls to cookery demonstrations, rural art and craft stands, children's area to a chance to "meet the workers" through a show of farm animals and activities.
The Showcase will delight and entertain - and in entertainment, it also aims to educate.

Food & Farming for REAL at the Kilnsey Show in the Yorkshire Dales.

The first Showcase was displayed at Kilnsey Show on Tuesday 28th August 2007. Set against the magnificent backdrop of Kilnsey Crag, the show ground is 12 miles north of Skipton on the B6160. The showcase was at the show again in 2008 and amongst the very popular attractions were:

• The Northern Dales Farmers' Market with a fantastic range of delicious produce for you to taste and buy - the NDFM food & drink marquee offered a taste of the Northern Dales.
• The cookery theatre enabled visitors to pick up some handy tips from leading local chefs and producers and to learn a little about where the food on their plates originates.
• "Harvesting the Sun" with Mike Keeble and guests demonstrated the importance of farm animals to the upland economy and environment. There was also a display of 4 wheel drive tips from the Landrover Experience.
• A "Celebration of Arts in the Hill Farming Community" was held in the arts and culture marquee.
• Visitors could discover why hill farming communities are so important to us all in the Food & Farming for REAL marquee.
• A new addition to this years show was a dedicated children's area, where the younger generation could get hand on experience baking bread, learn about various food types and listen to rteadings from a local author. Each visitors was also given a piece of fresh fruit.

Other attractions included livestock judging, sheep dog trials, dry stone walling, equestrian events, fell races and harness racing.