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During 2004 we created a classroom out of an
old cow byre. This has proved very popular with schools around the area
that have arranged school trips to Over Farm.
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Awarded by the Council for Learning Outside of the Classroom, this
Quality Badge shows we offer young people high quality learning experiences
within a safe environment.
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Over Farm is a member of Farm and Countryside Education (FACE), the
leading charity providing food, farming and countryside education
for children aged 2-19. |
Due to the diversity of the farm it is almost
always possible to tailor a visit to suit the current curriculum.
At the farm are very fortunate to have an enthusiastic teacher who works
with the children and helps them understand the ways that food is produced.
We try to demonstrate how the farm not only produces food efficiently,
but also does so in a way that benefits the environment.
Visits usually commence with a classroom session, followed by a learning
walk around the vegetable fields, chickens and ostriches.
Lunch is followed by a meeting with the farmer and an "Ask the farmer"
question and answer session.
Following this the students board the secure farm trailer and are taken
around the farm before being dropped off by the Farm Market to see where
the produce is taken to be sold.
There is also then an opportunity to see and pet the animals near the
market, before loading on the bus to go home.
Pizza making back on the menu!
By popular demand, we have started pizza cooking again. Children can make
a pizza, using farm or local ingredients where possible,
and cook it on our traditional wood fired oven.
For more information please call our teacher
Mo Braham on: 01531 820808 or 07970 619850 or email her at mo.braham@btinternet.com
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