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Celebrating 50 years of growing, learning and thriving on our farms!

This week marks a very special milestone for Farms for City Children – 50 years since our very first school arrived at Nethercott House. What started as our founders Clare and Michael Morpurgo’s powerful vision to give children the chance...
Celebrating 50 years of growing, learning and thriving on our farms!
  • 26/01/2026

    Celebrating 50 years of growing, learning and thriving on our farms!

    This week marks a very special milestone for Farms for City Children – 50 years since our very first school arrived at Nethercott House. What started as our founders Clare and Michael Morpurgo’s powerful vision to give children the chance…

  • 20/01/2026

    The further adventures of the Golden Goose

    2026 is a very special year for Farms for City Children – our 50th Anniversary! To celebrate this golden milestone, we’re inviting every school and group visiting our farms this year to take part in a brand‑new creative challenge. During…

  • 02/12/2025

    Big Give Christmas Challenge 2025

    For the next seven days, we’re really excited to offer you the opportunity to get your donation DOUBLED! Every £1 you donate to our Big Give Christmas Challenge will be matched, thanks to our amazing champion funder, the AKO Foundation….

  • 10/11/2025

    Growing our partnership with Computershare

    Our three-year partnership with Computershare launched in January 2025, uniting their teams across their London, Croydon and Bristol offices to further their work through their global Change a Life Foundation. Computershare has an established commitment to supporting good causes, with…

  • 22/10/2025

    Meeting our pledges: Impact Report 2024-25

    We are delighted to share our latest annual impact report, summarising the highlights of a truly remarkable year and – most importantly – the impact that time on our farms has had on visiting children and young people. Opportunities to…

  • 25/09/2025

    Reaping the rewards of a September residential

    September isn’t a typical month for school residentials. Understandably, time and focus is on welcoming pupils back to school and settling them into new routines.  However, for many schools who have taken the leap and visited us in September, the…

  • 24/09/2025

    Women in Dairy Conference: celebrating voices, views and virtual tools

    Last week, Farm School Manager Stevie Edge-McKee and Corporate Fundraising Manager Susannah Mair enjoyed an inspirational day at this year’s Women in Dairy Conference. The event, which brought together farmers, professionals and advocates, celebrated the passion and impact of women…

  • 19/09/2025

    Congratulations St Woolos!

    We’re absolutely delighted that St Woolos School Primary School has been shortlisted as one of this year’s School Travel Award finalists in the ‘My Best School Trip’ category for their Year 5 residential to Lower Treginnis earlier this year. The…

  • 20/08/2025

    An unforgettable summer on the farm

    If you were a fly on the wall at our farms this summer, you would have seen children, young people and adults arriving from all over the country — and leaving a week later with stories they’ll carry for life….

  • 17/07/2025

    Explore Nethercott’s Victorian walled garden this summer

    On Wednesday 6 August, Nethercott House will open its gates for a special Open Garden afternoon in the heart of Devon. From 1pm to 4.30pm (last entry 4pm), visitors are invited to stroll through our spectacular Victorian kitchen garden, usually…

  • 14/07/2025

    Corporate teams go the extra mile

    From Paris to pedal power: how our supporters have been cycling (and more) to support Farms for City Children this summer. Over the last few months, we’ve seen an incredible wave of energy from our corporate supporters — all finding…

  • 14/07/2025

    Summer activity: Making Elder jewellery

    Making Elder jewellery is a favourite activity in outdoor craft sessions in the Dell at Wick Court –  we often see the results being worn home! Why not try it yourself or as an outdoor activity with children. About the…

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