Church Farm, Ardeley

Life on the Farm : Escape to the Country
3 Days & 3 Nights

Each small group will be provided fresh local food, your own chickens who if you look after will lay you plenty of eggs. You will also learn to find fresh food from the wild.

You will get the opportunity to work together on the farm, explore the wilds, and decide together how to work and live. We will provide you with the support of the farmer and an experienced facilitator.


You will be building and staying in your own Bell Tent camp, spend time gathering food, farming, growing and cooking, gathering wood, making fires. You will given responsibility and treated with respect. You might build dens or enhance the place whilst you are here. It will be an adventure.

 

Most of all it will be a great experience.

If you live in a town or city and no little about the countryside,
this is your chance. Recruit your friends and together you can
escape to the country.

 

DAY ONE
Arrive –Tea/Coffee cakes
Welcome / Introductions / Safety / Orientation
Film making lessons and equipment issue.
Locate Shelter Erect Tents or Build Dens in woods.
Explore the surroundings, guide to living on the land.
Meet the farmer, take on farm duties.
You will have 10 chickens to look after in the camp.
Work out menu’s plan, cook Help on Farm
Take Responsibility for chickens
Activity
Evening Meal -Prepare / Cook / Eat
Feed and protect your chickens.
Camp fire.

 

NIGHT ONE
Overnight Sleep Talk Snooze under the Stars

 

 

DAY TWO
Let out the Chickens, Collect eggs
Breakfast –prepare / cook / eat
Meet the farm team help learn
Lunch -prepare / cook / eat
Woodlands afternoon
Tea and Reflection
Team Games
Chopping wood
Improve the camp challenge
Evening Meal -Prepare / Cook/ Eat
Bat / Badger Watching
Feed and protect your chickens
Collect Kindling, Wood
Meet round a Camp fire
Discuss, edit, plan You Tube film

 

NIGHT TWO
Overnight Sleep Talk Snooze under the Stars

 

 

DAY THREE
Let out the Chickens, Collect eggs
Breakfast - prepare / cook / eat
Meet the farm team help learn
Lunch -prepare / cook / eat
Free afternoon
Walk / Nature Trail
Evening Meal -Prepare / Cook/ Eat
Farming Food & Wildlife Discussion
Feed and protect your chickens
Collect Kindling, Wood
Meet round a Camp fire
Discuss , edit, plan You Tube film

 

NIGHT THREE
Overnight Sleep Talk Snooze under the Stars

 

Breakfast –Depart –Launch Your Film!

life on the farm

Church Farm, Ardeley, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG2 7AH
T: 01438 861 447      E: info@churchfarmardeley.co.uk      W: www.churchfarmardeley.co.uk