I was driving down south to visit a programme and noticed how many farms there were. Now don’t laugh because I did know there were a lot of farms around but I guess I never really thought about them until now.
What a wonderful resource we have just sitting, waiting to be used. Imagine taking a holiday programme to a farm, there are so many possibilities, here are just a few I thought of.
- Where does milk come from? See a milking shed and learn how milk goes from the cow all the way to the supermarket.
- Animals. How many of the children in your programme have been up close to
cows, calves, sheep, lambs, farm dogs, chickens etc? Imagine if they could
actually pet them or maybe even feed them. - Machinery (the boys will love you for this one), how does it all work and what is it for? You could look at milking sheds, vats, diggers, quad bikes, combine harvesters, tractors etc.
I am sure you can think of many other ways we could utilise local farms. "Oh no" I hear you crying, how can we take a group of children somewhere so dangerous? With just a little bit of planning, parental consent and RAM forms it’s not such a scary concept and imagine the experiences you are providing for the children in your programme, something some have never but also will never experience without you taking the risk of being different… go on I challenge you to think outside the square.
What else do you have within your area that you haven’t really noticed before?
Kelly
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