Farmigos CIC is a small social enterprise in Quothquan, in South Lanarkshire. Our aim is to provide opportunities for vulnerable children and teenagers to work with and care for pets and farm animals.
We offer three main Animal Assisted Activities (AAA): Dog Care with our working collies, Sheep Farming involving livestock and sheepdogs and the Equine Facilitated Learning (EFL) with the ponies.
We understand that life can be tough, especially for vulnerable children and teenagers. At Farmigos, we provide a safe space where young people can find comfort, companionship and a sense of belonging and purpose through interacting with animals and working with other as a team.
Farmigos' purpose is to help young people reach their full potential by giving them opportunities to discover a happier and more confident self. We want to offer them a chance to find a passion and offer them guidance to take it further.
Transform the lives of vulnerable children and young people through Animal Assisted Activities
FUNDING AVAILABLE
for
foster family
&
young people in care (16-21 years old)
in
South Lanarkshire!
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🐑🐑 Lambing Experience 2024 🐑🐑👩🌾👨🌾🧑🌾
Spaces available as soon as this weekend 30th-31st of March (for other dates, please contact Laura Johnston for availability)
Come along and experience an hour in a lambing shed with 450 ewes!
What will you do? 🤸🤸
Help with feeding the sheep, cuddle and bottle feed the pet lambs 🍼, clean and bed the small individual enclosures and scatter the straw in the big ones 🧹🧹 or… just watch, chill and take it all in! 🥰🤞❤️ We cross our fingers that the timing is right for a ewe to give birth, but for obvious reason we can’t promise it!
Price:
1 hour lambing experience: £25 per young person (5-18 y old)Max. 4 young people per group.
A bike from Paradventures GM4X All Terrain Wheelchairs Bike & Services is available to include everyone 🧑🦽🧑🦼
One adult per child: free
Extra adult: £25
Balance to be paid at booking.
Who will be mentoring the young people?
A team of Laura’s! 👩🌾👩🌾Laura J. is one of our amazing new directors, she will oversee the sessions. While Laura H., also a director, is the lambing manager.Both Laura’s work as residential care practitioners too and encourage parents with children with challenging behaviours to give it a go! Laura J. carries a lot of experience with autism and neurodiversity. ❤️
Our team is also equipped with PVG, first Aid mental health, first aid, Pet Therapy facilitator, DDP’s and NVR training.Please get in touch if you would like or need to share with us any extra risk assessments to provide a tailored experience to your child.
Where?
Between Lanark and Biggar, in a small village called Quothquan in South Lanarkshire
For Availability: Contact Laura J. 07494391926 Laura.Vernon04@hotmail.co.uk or Laura H. laurahinnekens@gmail.com
Happy Easter from all the Farmigos!