The Stockyard Community Farm is a new farm based program on the Central Coast. Supporting people with varying abilities.
Focusing on 'ability, purpose and well-being. There has been a lot of public interest and they are looking at expanding, hopefully buying a larger property to be able to offer services to the wider community.
Currently The Stockyard Community Farm run a program for Giant Steps, a non for profit organisation supporting kids and young adults with autism.
Some of the activities on the farm consist of
Natural therapies. Including
- Animal therapy, singing, dancing, art/craft, yoga, pilates, mindfulness activities, environmental.
- Building farm work skills
- Animal care and husbandry
- Arts and crafts
- Barn dancing
- Yoga/pilates and mindfulness activities
- Campfires
- Annual Lamb race