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Oasis Down to Earth Farm
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A & J
June 3, 2020
Oasis Down to Earth Farm is a community centre with a difference: they are based on a farm in urban Southampton. As a not-for-profit charity, their mission is to provide a socially inclusive, happy experience where people of all abilities and differences are respected and valued. They aim to educate, empower and engage with the local community. They offer people the opportunity to interact with animals and the natural environment. The facilities include a barn, dairy, large garden to grow fruit and vegetables, pond, woodland area, wood workshop and two fully equipped community buildings suitable for a range of indoor activities. During the week they offer activities for adults with Learning Disabilities, children with special needs (SEN and NEET) and groups for people living with Dementia. At the weekend they host children's birthday parties and are open to the general public. The Farm was formed in 1992 and was the amalgamation of Southampton City Farm and Millbrook School Rural Science Unit and became Down to Earth Farm. It has been a City farm since 1976 with horticultural route for the site dating back to 1936. In 2008 Oasis Community Learning (part of Oasis Academy Lord's Hill) took over the running of the farm from Southampton City council. In 2020 the farm changed its name back to Southampton City Farm. The farm recently lost some land so now tend Approx. 1.2 hectares of workable land alongside the community building and other buildings which facilitate the programs that run throughout the week. The land is mostly devoted to grazing areas for the animals, with a horticultural area at the western end of the site where they aim to grow a diverse crop to feed the animals and begin to provide ingredients for the kitchen.
Oasis Down to Earth Farm is a community centre with a difference: they are based on a farm in urban Southampton. As a not-for-profit charity, their mission is to provide a socially inclusive, happy experience where people of all abilities and differences are respected and valued. They aim to educa…
Tom
February 1, 2016
Superb for the younger ones
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Green Lane
Southampton, England