The Apricot Centre CIC launched its sustainable farm training and wellbeing centre at Demeter-certified Huxhams Cross Farm in Dartington, Devon. The launch was preceded by the Biodynamic Land Trust Annual General Meeting in the new eco-build Apricot Centre. Biodynamic Land Trust Director, Gabriel Kaye, presented a tree to the Apricot Centre CIC team. After a farm […]
A sustainable organisation: after the excitements in the last quarter (our pitch in the Shark Tank and other adventures) we have been putting various aspects of the activities into a slower mode and tightening our budgets so as to be prudent and sustainable on known income. The last seven years has been all activity, getting […]
Open Farm Sunday was a great success. We run this in conjuction with the other farms at Dartington Hall Estate. More people came than ever before – in excess of 120 over the day. There were farm walks, activities for children, mud paddling on the wellbeing walk, fresh produce to buy and lots of teas, […]
Starter Farm A lot’s happened over the last few months at the Starter Farm! Since I last wrote, I’ve sown and transplanted thousands of seedlings – of around 100 varieties of plant – seen them grow and thrive, and in recent weeks, been selling as much as I’ve got time to pick! I’ve been churning […]
‘Don’t struggle. When your welly is deep in mud just trust the process. Calmly lift your leg and move on’ (9 year old wisdom at Huxhams Cross Farm) By Mark O’Connell – Process Oriented Child Psychotherapist, and Manager of the Apricot Centre Wellbeing Service Why ‘Edge of Potential’? To reframe the idea that there is […]
