Today I attended the Open Day at Holtwood Community Farm.
If you have not been, I recommend a visit.
The farm offers people with a wide range of support needs, the opportunity to be involved in a whole host of outdoor activities.
The farm animals are well handled and love the attention from the visitors. It is great to see their paddocks equipped with lovingly hand painted stalls, stables and coops!
There is a very homely atmosphere as you walk around the farm. Everyone is very welcoming and chatty. All the greenhouses and polytunnels were open to view and fully stocked with an enormous variety of vegetables and flowers to purchase to create your own piece of ‘The Good Life’ in your own garden.
With the BBQ, Pizza Oven and tea and cake stalls, we were well catered for. All donations gathered from today’s event, go towards the cost of their newly installed kitchen.
As a Herdsman’s daughter- my experience with sheep (besides having the odd orphaned lamb to feed) is limited, so it was lovely to see the shearing and the huge mound of fleece that was removed. I bet they felt a lot cooler after a very good haircut!
Children were able to sit on the tractors, stroke the animals and feed the Chickens, Ducks and Geese. We were very excited to meet Petal the Donkey today who was more than happy with the cuddles she was getting!
It really was a fantastic day, what a truly remarkable life experience the farm is giving to so many families.
XxP&TxX
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