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This is a project which aims to use the farm as a therapeutic environment for those who have become disengaged or disenfranchised from society.

Social farming is the opportunity to link the activities and settings involved in farming and horticulture, to provide an environment where people who are excluded or disengaged from society can develop their abilities and once again play a role in society. We believe in using farming and horticultural activities to develop peoples learning, this can be academic or general life skills.People can w

ork as an individual or as part of a group and this can be altered as plan develops. It builds on ability, and personal development rather than looking at limitations,. At present there is not a similar resource within Ayrshire or the neighboring authorities, where individuals can benefit from the agricultural or horticultural experience and appropriate team work, to assist them in reaching their potential. It is about using nature as a medium to help people to grow. The aim is to nurture everyone’s abilities and assist them in learning and preparing for life’s journey. The start is in a person centred achievement plan that builds on what the person can do, and would like to do rather than on what they cannot do. Support can be offered to meet individual needs, so some may work in groups of up to 4 people to 1 support worker or on a 1 to 1 basis as required. People can be involved in a number of tasks dependant on their abilities and their interests. Tasks may involve the care and feeding of animals, such as, tending to the hens, collecting eggs, filling of feed troughs. The feeding and bedding of free range pigs, or in the care of lambs dependant on season. Horticultural tasks would involve the cycle of the growing year for the different crops we rear. This would involve the preparing of the ground, sowing seeds, transplanting if appropriate, tending the crop and then the harvest, and use of their grown products. People can get a feeling of achievement and worth as they tend to the growing plants and harvest the results of their care. People can have the opportunity to look at healthier lifestyles, and how we can use seasonal local foods to their advantage. We believe that it can be the starting point for those who are excluded or have become disengaged from education, or society to reconnect with others, grow to play a fuller part, and become involved in society, and become all they can be.

10/06/2017

For those affect by mental health issues we are having a social afternoon on Friday 16th June to see how Community Farm can be a benefit for you. Come along have a Tea/ coffee and a chat

03/06/2017

New arrivals, TamworthxSaddleback piglets snuggled up and enjoying the sunshine

09/05/2017

This Friday the farm will be highlighted inLandward on BBC in Friday evening. See Thomson working with the Tamworths and Arlene in the Butchery

25/04/2017

A brilliant, but tiresome day filming with Landward. Watch this space for future info about when on the telly.
The film crew were amence, thanks

18/04/2017

Rashes cut, soil turned. Hard work starts tomorrow clearing it by hand from the new potato planting area and the new fruit area
Will be planted by Sunday Willie George.

11/04/2017

As we start our plant for the new season would anyone be interested in a veg box scheme or fruit and veg box scheme?
Looking for feed back on idea

08/04/2017

Hi Folks you can meet me and some of my brothers and sisters at Nielston Agricultural Show in the Dome tent.
Pop along and see me on the first Saturday in May, 6.4.17
See you there.

06/04/2017

New veg and potato 🥔 patch about to be created watch this space

05/04/2017

The lamb temp. Fostered by Shetland pony last Wednesday, a week later. Do you recognise it Willie George

31/03/2017

A great day for inside the polytunnel, getting ground ready for this years crops

29/03/2017

What a day we had a launch event to let people in education, health and social care, discover a little more about this exciting project. It reminded me of programmes like Ground Force.
5.30am seen us start with checking the lambs up on the hill, then getting other animals fed.
7.30 seen us getting the caravan into shape after Arlene's painting out of it yesterday.
8.30 seen the joinery team back on site to finish their tasks big thanks to the guys.
9.30 planting team working in green house
11.30am sign erected
12 noon with 1 hour to go joinery team putting finishing touchs to the work area. Second team finishing in the polytunnel, Caroline setting up power point for presentation, Arlene and Yvonne getting teas and cakes sorted.
12.40pm near completion of polytunnel and I hear the bleeding of a new born lamb, always a joy to hear.
12.45pm finished in polytunnel and looking to go get ready for people arriving, but first let's check the new lamb.
Horror no lamb and mother, but a new born lamb following Ricky our 26 year old Shetland pony around the paddock, no mother in site.
12.50 find mother and carry her to shelter in horse box and get lamb sooking .
1.20pm at last chance to get ready for people arriving, get smell of lamb off me.
1.45 fist visitors arrive.
Event seems to have gone well and lamb and mother both doing well.
Thanks to all that attended East Ayrshire Council, South Lanarkshire College, Todshill Saltcoats, Care Visions, and Richmond Fellowship Scotland, Graham Speirs

23/03/2017

A little change from lambs, getting up close to our apparently resident Roe stag.

21/03/2017

Hunkered down to shelter from wind and snow, thank goodness for woolly coats.

At times near whiteout and we are only about 400feet max

20/03/2017

Lambing up date pleased to say that with their coats on all have came through their first night, cosy and warm dispite the sleet and rain.

19/03/2017

Been a busy day on the farm with the start of lambing. Thankfully the weather improved this afternoon with some sunshine to warm the lambs. Here's hoping for a dry night and no Mr or Mrs Fox.

20/02/2017

Roe deer stag still with us, that's 4 weeks now that he has been with us. Can now get to within 10m of him

15/02/2017

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14/02/2017

Hi folks on the scrounge again as we move forward to opening. Does anyone have an old wood burning stove, vitreous enamel pipe, or a length of double walled flue pipe

26/01/2017

Thanks everyone for the many donations received, now looking for any spare seeds or if anyone has extra fruit trees or soft fruit bushes.

13/01/2017

Start Off 2017 with Positive Actions to Assist Others

Nethergate Community Farm (SCO46785) links the activities and settings involved in farming and horticulture to provide an environment, where people who are excluded or disengaged from society can develop their abilities and once again play a role in society.
We are about to go live and receive our first participants, but first we still have a lot of work in front of us.
Can you assist either in the supply of materials or giving time to complete work?

We still require Gyproc, a kitchen, cooker, wood burner, and assistance installing them.

Labour to Build a large fruit cage, and reconstruct our wormery.

We require fencing and gates to separate working areas from vehicular access.

We need soft fruit bushes, trees and vegetable seeds, for to use with our participants.

Any gardening tools people may have and anything else people think would be useful.

People can private message me or contact me on 07789507842

Thanks in anticipation
Thomson McKenzie
Nethergate Community Farm
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06/01/2017

Been a wet day so spent time planning this years planting options and getting seeds organised.
Here are a few photos of polytunnel last year and some of our produce

05/01/2017

We have been quietly working away at Nethergate Community Farm over the festive season. Pleanty of infor and requests for assistance or advice coming soon. Hope everyone had a good Christmas and New Year.
Here's to a year of challenges and adventure

01/10/2016

Congratulations to the N.g.o. Aishworya Children's Home on the 12th Anniversary of their foundation. They do incredible work with young people in the city of Kathmandu. Look forward to the chance to meet up with everyone next year especially the young people who make our time their such fun

16/09/2016

Some of this mornings harvest at Nethergate Community Farm, from our polytunnel.

12/08/2016

At last after months of form filling and providing ever more details to OSCR our project for Nethergate Community Farm has been awarded charitable status.
We will be based at Nethergate Farm, but it is an entirely separate entity from Nethergate Larder.
Thanks to everyone who has supported us in getting thus far. Plenty of work still to be done watch this space

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