Training Projects
We deliver training projects for adult students with learning disabilities. Students develop skills in a range of areas including horticulture, retail, cooking, crafts, animal care and basic maintenance.
Cow Pat
This month the Cow Pat group have been really excited by the arrival of our new goat kids. We have been making the most of the opportunity to be around them when they are still small and very cute. We have been cleaning out the goat yard regularly as an excuse to give them loads of cuddles. We have also been looking after our lambs that were born last month, cleaning out their pen and bottle feeding them.
Plot to Shop
April has been the start of us planting vegetables outside, now that the chance of hard frosts have passed. We have planted potatoes, radishes, beetroots, salad leaves, carrots and parsnips. We have also been harvesting crops that we planted last autumn including rhubarb, fennel, spring greens, chard, lettuce and spinach. Please come and find us at the Surrey Docks Spring Fair where we will be selling twelve different varieties of heritage tomatoes as well as trays of vegetables, herbs and bedding plants. Support our project by stocking your garden or balcony with plants sowed, tended and grown on by our wonderful students.
New Leaf
This month the students have been busy moving the smaller tomato plants into bigger pots half full with well-rotted manure in the poly-tunnel. Helen has also planted some climbing french beans and runner beans whilst Tony has been weeding and edging the beds. Harry has begun sowing rocket, lettuce, parsnip and water melon.
Farm Produce
The students have been busy making jam for the spring fair. Paul, Kieron, Harry, Tevin and Jordan made some delicious chocolate Easter cakes and an very delicate lamb cake. Tevin created some printed animal themed cards using stencils.
We currently have spaces in our training projects for new students, find out more about our offer via our website.
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