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Curly’s Farm

Name: Curly’s Farm
Address: Curly’s Farm Mustards Road, Bay View, Sheerness, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, ME12 4AN
Telephone: 07875507937

Curly's Farm is a MULTI award winning not-for-profit 'working farm' that supports the emotional, social, mental health and wellbeing of young people. As well as 'day visits' for primary and secondary schools.
Hello and welcome to Curly's Farm,

Curly's Farm is a small working farm set in 10 acres of gorgeous Kent countryside, on the Isle of Sheppey. Curly's Farm prides itself on being fully inclusive where everyone can learn and develop their farming and livestock handling skills. The youngest farmers being just 3 years old, we have no upper age limit as we want everyone to access the farm!
On Curly’s Farm we work together carrying out essential and meaningful, everyday farming tasks working with the livestock that call Curly's Farm home. Learning new skills to improve confidence, self-esteem and working as a group, the young farmers will improve their social skills, tolerance of others and have an important role within the group and the farm team.

With Curly being the figurehead of the charity and with Curly being a full-time wheelchair user, his farm has been designed around the needs of those with additional needs.

Curly's Farm is also a producer of its own rare breed pork, beef and lamb - 'Farm Local, Buy Local' and don't forget our amazing honey from Curly's own Bee Farm.

Address

Contact Details

Facilities

Car parking
Disabled toilets
Hand washing facilities
Toilets
Wheelchair access

Pricing

Curly’s Farm cares for and supports some of the most vulnerable young people and adults with complex needs and offers 1:1 support, this is priced case-by-case as no two people needs are the same.
For schools and groups the average one day visit is £150 for up to 15x young people (for staff are free).
Please feel free to contact us for further details, also check out of website for our ‘Visiting Pack’.
https://www.curlyslegacy.co.uk/curlys-farm-risk-assessment-covid-protocols-code-o/

What we can offer

Bushcraft
Conservation and site maintenance skills
Forest Schools
Growing crops and vegetables
Pre-visit information available
Provision of materials/equipment/livestock
Risk assessment
Self-guided activities
Set programmes
Small animal care (e.g. grooming, feeding, handling etc.)
Tailored programmes
Working with livestock (e.g. feeding, milking, egg collecting, daily maintenance, grooming (where appropriate))

Whilst at Curly's Farm you might want to have your tea-break in Curly's Cabin and picnic area, which is also suitable as a meeting point, for eating your packed lunches or for 'plot to plate' cooking activities using one of the cabin's two kitchens. Curly's Farm currently works with a large number of primary and secondary schools, as well as Home Educated children, charities and residential units, enabling that their children and adults to access the farm each week. We all learn to care for livestock, grow and care for home grown produce such as fruits and vegetables and learn the techniques to safely care for the farm animals. Everyone’s contribution no matter how big or small is valid and important at Curly's Farm

Care Farms / Green Care Services

Related services:

Alternative provision
Qualifications
Skills provision
Care farming or green care services for SEND
Care farming or green care as part of Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP)
One to one support
Holiday provision
Family group provision

Care Farm

Are you a teacher and know a child with SEND? They could benefit from accessing a Care Farm.

Care Farms provide supervised, structured educational programmes of farming related activities for young people to support those struggling in school, help those with disability, behavioural challenges and improve mental health and wellbeing.

Find out more

Accreditations

Care Farming Code of Practice Site

CEVAS Accredited

This place has CEVAS accredited personnel.

CEVAS stands for Countryside Educational Visits Accreditation Scheme. A nationally recognised accreditation, the scheme offers training for individuals who are working – or plan to work – with groups of school children, young people or clients with additional needs.