Care Farm

Opening Times

The Care Farm is open Monday to Friday 10:00 am – 4:00 pm.

Here at Greenslate Community Farm, we believe everyone is equal and everybody deserves the same opportunities as others, which is why we offer meaningful person centred farming practices in a supportive therapeutic environment for groups and adults with learning disabilities and additional needs.

Our work involves differentiating between routine tasks that are required on the farm and person-centred activities specifically planned to enrich and broaden the overall experience of our service. We have well experienced staff all with over 10 years experience of supporting individuals with special needs, with the relevant qualification and skills to run a successful Care Farm. All of our staff hold an Enhanced DBS.

Care farm member enjoying time in the woods

A typical Care Farm day looks like this:

10:00AM: Plans for the day are discussed over a cup of tea in the cafe. Everyone is split into groups depending on what activities each group prefers.
10:15AM: Our teams split up and the first activities of the day take place. Usual morning activities include updating the animal rota and watering our plants.
12:30PM: Lunch.
13:30PM: The second round of activities begin. Our afternoon activities are more person-centred, so each individual can decide whether they want to go for a nature walk, spend some time in our craft barn, develop their independent living skills by cooking or gardening etc.
16:00PM: Wrap up and home time!
Care farm members spending their time on the farm baking

The person-centred activities we offer gives the individual the freedom to control how they spend their time whilst on our site. Each individual is asked what their interests on the farm, what skills they would like to develop etc., before they plan their activities out with the help of our Care Farm team. We involve the individual in every step to ensure they get what they want out of their activities.

We believe that encouraging service users in tasks that focus on their own abilities and not their limitations can be great for their overall wellbeing and confidence. Some of our current activities we offer include: Animal Care, Horticulture, Exploring, Woodland Activities, Farm Maintenance, Cooking and Crafts. We also provide opportunities for Cafe based work over in The Straw Bale.
For more details on activities, the benefits of attending an environment and service like Care Farm and contact details please follow the link to our brochure.

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We currently accept referrals from social services, healthcare professionals and self referrals. Our working days are Monday to Friday 10.00a.m. until 4.00p.m.

If you want to know more about the Care Farm, either call us on 07519 556034 or email at: c.mcnicholas.gcf@gmail.com.