Community Care Farm: Cultivating confidence
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It can be very powerful on many levels and as a care provider, focused on stimulation, socialisation and helping people live their lives to the full, at SweetTree this was an interesting area for us to explore and in the summer of 2013, SweetTree Farming For All, a not for profit organisation, was launched.
Our clients are invited to visit the farm and take part in the activities. This includes individuals being supported by our specialist learning disabilities team and our dementia care team.
Our aim is to support people to lead an active and fulfilling life and to reach their full potential, The activities on offer at SweetTree Fields are a great way to develop new skills, while meeting new people and building confidence, all within a beautiful outdoor setting.
The feedback we have received from clients has been fantastic. From gardening and planting, to building bird boxes, herding sheep, making homemade focaccia bread and taking part in a woodland walk, it’s a lot of fun while having wider benefits on so many levels.
Our farm activities include:
- Animal Care
- Horticulture
- Rural Crafts
- Cooking
- Environmental and Wildfire
- Enterprise
SweetTree Fields Farm gives John a new lease of life
John, one of SweetTree Home Care Service’s clients, suffered brain damage after a serious assault three years ago. As a result of his brain injury, he experiences challenges with communication, socialisation and his planning and executive functions. Here, we find out about the support he receives from SweetTree and discover how he has benefited from attending our own therapeutic care farm…
SweetTree Farming for All
In 2014, SweetTree established a CIC at SweetTree Fields Farm, allowing schools and private companies to participate in volunteering farm activities. From company team-building experiences to school field trips, you can contact our farm team to see how you could be a part of SweetTree Farming for All.
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