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Why Rural Care @ Church Farm Ardeley needs your help.
Church Farm Ardeley Rural Care & Education programmes are at the heart of everything we do, providing training and work experience for people with learning disabilities and/or mental health issues and offering educational trips, internships and programmes to local schools and colleges.
We believe that providing people with purposeful outdoor activities is vital for their, mental, physical and emotional well-being. We provide an integrated work experience for people of all abilities in a supportive and caring environment.
There has been much research that show horticulture and animal care improves the health and quality of life for people with learning difficulties and people with mental health issues. You can see some of what we do here: https://www.churchfarmardeley.co.uk/education-care/rural-care .
Our ‘Co-farmers’ work with our experienced staff in small mixed ability teams in a variety of jobs to suit individual interests, needs and abilities, contributing to the upkeep and maintenance of the farm.
Due to the current pandemic surrounding COVID-19 many lives and businesses are suffering. Since March 2020 when the lock down began, we have lost all our visitor income (camping, shop, cafe, pub & events), income which was vital to the upkeep of our farm animals and to running Rural Care.
We still have to bottle feed our lambs, cattle, sheep, poultry, pigs; all need bought in animal feed, seeds need to be sown, seedlings planted and watered, weeds (do they ever go away) removed by hand...our team is working 7 day weeks to maintain essential services and look after the animals and the land.
We are now asking for your help to continue feeding the animals, taking care of those with special needs and nurturing our farm lands. Please consider helping us through a donation if you can afford it, volunteering and sharing this information amongst your friends and family to keep our animals, farm and care services going. We appreciate everything!
Through the pandemic we will continue to pursue our mission, guided by our core values:
People - To care for our people and work collaboratively with partners, fostering a mutually supportive community, on and off the farm
Land - To improve and look after the land, promoting ecological and ethical farming practices
Food - To support safe and sustainable methods of food production that reduce environmental impact, ensure the productivity of the land, and support the economic viability of the enterprise
Place - To ensure a real sense of place for cultural activity, care, education and training in the local community
Thank you.
Church Farm Ardeley
Update: Thank you to all our customers, volunteers, and donors for your continuing support!
Church Farm Ardeley Rural Care & Education programmes are at the heart of everything we do, providing training and work experience for people with learning disabilities and/or mental health issues and offering educational trips, internships and programmes to local schools and colleges.
We believe that providing people with purposeful outdoor activities is vital for their, mental, physical and emotional well-being. We provide an integrated work experience for people of all abilities in a supportive and caring environment.
There has been much research that show horticulture and animal care improves the health and quality of life for people with learning difficulties and people with mental health issues. You can see some of what we do here: https://www.churchfarmardeley.co.uk/education-care/rural-care .
Our ‘Co-farmers’ work with our experienced staff in small mixed ability teams in a variety of jobs to suit individual interests, needs and abilities, contributing to the upkeep and maintenance of the farm.
Due to the current pandemic surrounding COVID-19 many lives and businesses are suffering. Since March 2020 when the lock down began, we have lost all our visitor income (camping, shop, cafe, pub & events), income which was vital to the upkeep of our farm animals and to running Rural Care.
We still have to bottle feed our lambs, cattle, sheep, poultry, pigs; all need bought in animal feed, seeds need to be sown, seedlings planted and watered, weeds (do they ever go away) removed by hand...our team is working 7 day weeks to maintain essential services and look after the animals and the land.
We are now asking for your help to continue feeding the animals, taking care of those with special needs and nurturing our farm lands. Please consider helping us through a donation if you can afford it, volunteering and sharing this information amongst your friends and family to keep our animals, farm and care services going. We appreciate everything!
Through the pandemic we will continue to pursue our mission, guided by our core values:
People - To care for our people and work collaboratively with partners, fostering a mutually supportive community, on and off the farm
Land - To improve and look after the land, promoting ecological and ethical farming practices
Food - To support safe and sustainable methods of food production that reduce environmental impact, ensure the productivity of the land, and support the economic viability of the enterprise
Place - To ensure a real sense of place for cultural activity, care, education and training in the local community
Thank you.
Church Farm Ardeley
Update: Thank you to all our customers, volunteers, and donors for your continuing support!
Co-organizers (2)
Church farm Ardeley
Organizer
England
Zoe Behling
Beneficiary
Tim Waygood
Co-organizer