Social Farming
Social Farming gives people with Day Care needs the chance to be with others in a natural outdoor space
Social Farming at Quarries Farm provides a place in nature for you to learn new skills, while having fun and helping with the community farm.
We will make a programme to suit your needs, whether that be to get fit, relax or be more confident
There is opportunity to meet new people or be peaceful in nature.
Build
Watch
Make
Relax
Grow
Calm
Activities
- Horticulture making raised beds, sowing, growing, harvesting and composting.
- Craft skills willow weaving, Slate painting, hurdle making.
- Woodland management pruning trees, building bridges and signs for our mindfulness walk.
- Nature conservation building hedgehog houses, duck islands, bird houses and nature watching.
Onsite Provision
- Eco cob-house with cob stove
- Tea barn with comfy sofas, wood-burning stove and a kitchen area with a fridge and microwave
- Hand washing facilities in the car park and throughout the farm
- Electricity and lighting
- Compost toilets – one has 5 steps up to it and the other has a level entrance
- Surfaced farm lane with a car park and additional mobility access parking
- Dedicated mobility access polytunnel and open sheds available to work in under cover in bad weather
- Farm paths are muddy and uneven
Our vision is to create a safe and stimulating environment where all individuals can connect with nature and others to promote their personal well-being. We believe that activities on our farm will give individuals a clear sense of purpose allowing them to build self-esteem, confidence, well-being and to flourish. The principles of environmental and social sustainability are at the heart of the project. We believe that through this project we can make a very positive contribution to peoples’ lives and our local community.
The safety and comfort of everyone is our priority. We have heated resting areas, outdoor hand washing stations and compost toilets. We comply to current Social Farming Standards and team leaders have appropriate insurance and Access NI.
What people say
” Planting seeds, turning compost, these simple acts help me through a troubled day…. the farm lifts me from the lowest mood and soothes anxious thoughts” Peter
“Small groups and activities adapted to how each person’s feels on the day, have enabled me to refer clients with a variety of needs and interests…I have watched my clients thrive since coming to the farm”
John
“At the farm we listen to each other and to nature. I feel I am part of a fellowship where I am accepted and not judged”
Anne
