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Stories from the farm
Don’t just take it from us. Below you’ll find stories from young people saying in their own words what their week on the farm meant to them.
I first visited Jamie’s Farm in 2022. I was selected because I had really bad attendance in school, my behaviour wasn’t the best, and I was lacking in confidence. My grades were suffering because I wasn’t attending school regularly, which made my behaviour go downhill as well. I wouldn’t go to my lessons or turn …
Read my full storyAt Jamie’s Farm, we believe that the unique stories and experiences of our team shape the heart of our work with young people. To celebrate this, we’re launching a new series where members of the Jamie’s Farm team share their personal journeys and what brought them to the farm in the first place. We’re excited …
Read my full storyFifteen years after welcoming our first young people to Jamie’s Farm, we’re overjoyed to announce the upcoming opening of our seventh site: Lower Shockerwick Farm. Nestled in the same picturesque valley as Hill House, our first permanent home, Shockerwick is an opportunity to deepen our roots in the landscape that has been at the heart …
Read my full storyAt age 14, Riley visited Jamie’s Farm in 2020 alongside other children in care. Riley’s relationship with formal education was strained, resulting in multiple exclusions. Large classrooms and rigid rules overwhelmed Riley’s sensory needs, whilst having little room to process the turmoil of living in care. At the farm Riley flourished. He felt “free” being …
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Riley, age 18