Good Soil
An independent Christian charity, Good Soil helps adults to move forward from the challenges that addiction, homelessness, poor mental health and crime have caused in their lives.
They particularly work alongside people who long for change but are no longer being offered traditional support.
Currently Farm activities are for residents of the Good Soil houses located in Worcester and activities range from horticulture and animal care to rural crafts, landscaping, construction and woodwork.
In its early days, Good Soil featured in a television series hosted by Monty Don in the mid 2000’s before it relocated to Top Barn Farm. The focus was on encouraging prolific offenders to work on a smallholding.
Community Interest Programmes
Bonterre
Bonterre is a specialist alternative education provider based on an 8-acre small-holding here on Top Barn Farm.
Broadway Academy
Broadway Academy is a vibrant secondary school in Aston, Birmingham that utilizes some of the Top Barn land as a campsite and also the lake at Island Pool for kayaking and raft building.
Esperance Farm
Located on the Top Barn Trust land the farm is an extension of Broadway Academy’s outdoor education programme and provides students with an experience of modern day farming and bushcraft.
Good Soil
An independent Christian charity, Good Soil helps adults to move forward from the challenges that addiction, homelessness, poor mental health and crime have caused in their lives.
Green Fingers
The Green Fingers project with Worcestershire County Council aims to improve the wellbeing of looked after children by engaging them in healthy lifestyle activities.
On The Green
There are a number of activities on the green, including Men's Shed, Footsteps and spaces for hire.
Many of the programmes above are looking for volunteers to help support their work, as it enables them to broaden their reach and support more people. Please visit their website and get in touch with them to find out more.
Volunteering
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To find out how to support or get involved with specific projects, please visit their individual websites, but for questions or information about Top Barn Trust, please do get in touch.
Volunteering
Some of the programmes below are always looking for volunteers to help support their work as it enables them to broaden their reach and support more people.
Bonterre
Bonterre is a specialist alternative education provider based on an 8-acre small-holding here on Top Barn Farm.
Good Soil
An independent Christian charity, Good Soil helps adults to move forward from the challenges that addiction, homelessness, poor mental health and crime have caused in their lives.
On The Green
There are a number of activities on the green, including Men's Shed, Footsteps and spaces for hire.
Broadway Academy
Broadway Academy is a vibrant secondary school in Aston, Birmingham that utilizes some of the Top Barn land as a campsite and also the lake at Island Pool for kayaking and raft building.
Brookside Farm
Located on the Top Barn Trust land the farm is an extension of Broadway Academy’s outdoor education programme and provides students with an experience of modern day farming and bushcraft.
Green Fingers
The Green Fingers project with Worcestershire County Council aims to improve the wellbeing of looked after children by engaging them in healthy lifestyle activities.
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