Farming Experience Days (for groups of 4+)

You can join Polly and Graeme and experience all aspects of a day on the farm. The day is designed as an introduction to farming and is suitable for those who are keen to experience life as a hands on farmer. The number of attendees is kept small to ensure a hands on experience. We have 550 breeding Romney and Suffolk ewes, 50 sukler cattle and followers and 30 pigs - we’ll take you through the whole farming cycle.

We hope that you will be keen to get fully involved and we will help you to get hands on in the process. The day is flexible and there will be the opportunity focus on particular animals or our market garden or butchery.

You arrive at the farm at 10.00 and we will be on the farm until 15.00. The cost of the day includes tea/ coffee and cakes, but you will need to bring your own lunch. We can organise pickups and drop offs from Bridgend station.

2022 Dates

Saturday - 15th Oct 2022

Keys items we will cover…

  • Looking after & feeding sheep, cattle and pigs

  • Pregnancy cycles of cattle, pigs and sheep.

  • Identifying basic issues

  • An overview of mixed, organic farming

  • An overview of butchery and direct selling of farm produce (optional)

What To Wear

We are working on the farm, outdoors so warm clothing is a must include, hats and gloves and layer up. You will be handling livestock so it is fairly certain that you will get a bit muddy so a change of clothes is a good idea. You need to wear stout and waterproof footwear welly boots is perfect.

BookIng & Costs

£85 per person, to book please email graeme@sladefarmorganics.com, stating your preferred date. There is a 10% discount on a group booking, for groups of 6 people. Gift Vouchers are also available.

Health & Safety

We are a working farm and when you arrive we’ll discuss how to keep safe on the farm. Throughout the day we will be looking after you but we will also be prioritising the animals welfare and that is the side we will always stand on.

We don’t have unfamiliar dogs on the farm so please leave pooch at home. In lambing time we must insist that NO ONE who is pregnant comes onto the farm yard this is an absolute rule. If someone in our household is pregnant, please review the NHS guidance before booking. If you are intending to get hands on we must insist that you keep your fingernails short.