Shovelling muck and baking scones: The inner city farm helping vulnerable students stay in school
On a patch of disused land outside St Thomas’ Hospital, hidden between railway tracks and council blocks, lies a city farm that is home to goats, lambs and chickens.
Oasis Farm Waterloo, near Lambeth, is London’s most central grazing space, and a stone’s throw away from the Houses of Parliament. The charity that owns the farm inherited the previously derelict wasteland from the Guy’s and St Thomas’ Charity, after the hospital realised it couldn’t build on the ground as it was infested with Japanese knotweed.
The programme, in partnership with Jamie’s Farm, aims to provide educational and therapeutic care for the around the capital, tackling challenging behaviour and improving their self-esteem.
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