From the fans!
Primary School, NE
"Just wanted to say thank you for allowing our residents to have such a lovely afternoon, I must admit I was a little worried how they would react but to my surprise they really enjoyed the day despite having no sun and it was a little chilly!
Andrew and his wife were so welcoming and very patient with us, that little one day old lamb was photographed with every resident. The cattle were stroked and stroked and two residents even collected some eggs!!! This will be talked about for days, and all want to return next year."
Residential Care Home, SE
“The visit gave them a chance to experience things that they had never experienced before such as feeding the cows, running in an open field and so on. It also really helped them develop a much better understanding of the environment and living things. All the teachers who took part said that the visit had quite simply been the best visit we had ever taken children on. They all talked non-stop about it on the way home; even a little girl who was an elective mute at school until the beginning of this school year. One little boy who has been particularly hard to engage in learning told me as he was collected by his dad that he wants to be a farmer when he grows up and he is now going to start doing his homework and trying his best so he can read books on farming. The children have all been asking when we can we go back! I truly think this is a REALLY wonderful experience for any child and thank you so much for letting our children be part of it.”
Primary School, SE
“Family members (aged from 2 to 60!) came along to visit the farm. Although many didn’t know each other before, everyone made friends and mucked in to help collecting eggs, planting seeds and watering. Pushing back the big green leaves the boys discovered huge pumpkins – both yellow and green ones. The adults learnt a lot of practical tips on organic growing – covering beds with carpet, companion planting, anti-carrot fly measures to name a few. They explored the wildlife area and spent time with the hens, sheep and cows. They also did an apple count to see which of the old West Country apple varieties Euan (farmer) had planted 12 years ago were doing the best on their rather exposed location. They saved some of the pumpkin seeds to take away to try growing themselves next year!”
Camilla Baker (group leader), SW
"Thank you so much for taking us around your farm yesterday. The children thoroughly enjoyed it. I know they were happy to meet you both, and they were able to see many new and exciting things. Back at school this morning, they all had lots to say about their day out in the countryside. For many of our class, a trip such as this would have been very uncommon or even a first. The animals on the farm were a huge success with the children. Everyone loved feeding the lambs and being able to get close to animals was a definite hit! The children thoroughly enjoyed walking and running through the fields, but splashing and squelching in the muddy puddles was everyone's favourite! Thank you for giving them a valuable and memorable experience."
Primary School, WM
See photos from the visit