FarmAbility

12/06/2026

Here’s a round up of this week’s at FarmAbility!

We found loads of fungi in the woods 🍄

We cuddled chickens 🐓

We smelt the flowers 🌸

We got cosy after being out in the rain 🌧️

We learnt more green woodworking skills 🪵

And we planted sunflowers and dahlias 🌻

Thank you The Wildlife Trusts for such a fun campaign to take part in!

11/06/2026

Transport can be a daily challenge for families of disabled children and young people - and those experiences matter.

The Community Transport Association is inviting parents and carers to take part in its survey, funded by Motability Foundation, to better understand unmet needs and explore how Community Transport can make a real difference.

This survey is for:
• Parents and Carers of disabled children and young people aged up 25
• Young people aged 16-25 with a lived experience of disability.

Survey respondents can enter a prize draw to win one of three £250 high street vouchers. Please, if you have time, have your say today: https://accessiblesurveys.com/v2/1qcPfe0NrrNgrIzhBBNS/intro

The Community Transport Association is researching the transport barriers faced by disabled children and young people, and parents and carers play a vital role in this.

Funded by Motability Foundation, this survey is gathering real experiences to help shape more inclusive and accessible transport solutions for families.

Share your views and be part of the change: https://accessiblesurveys.com/v2/1qcPfe0NrrNgrIzhBBNS/intro

05/06/2026

Hip hip hooray 🎉

Once again we are celebrating 30 Days Wild Challenge! This June we’ll be sharing all the ways we connect to nature and our wild sides everyday at FarmAbility…

This week we’ve been loving the satisfaction we get from watering plants and helping them grow 🌱

Another way we have shown compassion for nature is by making a pond for wildlife at Willowbrook… the rain these last few days is really filling it up!

We have also found, protected and recorded a bee orchid at Gagingwell 🐝

Last week at Park Farm we went pond dipping and zoomed in on some beautiful little water creatures 🪲

And finally we found a mystery egg… any ideas what kind of bird it could be??

Stay tuned for more posts for the rest of June 🤩

04/06/2026

Today we hosted our annual celebration of FarmAbility volunteers. A lunch and activity afternoon held every year in Volunteers Week to say THANK YOU to the 30+ regular volunteers supporting our work each month. Altogether, our volunteers support us to a total of 150 hours per week!

Most of our volunteers work alongside programme leaders to increase co-farmers’ engagement on our various activities, while some volunteers provide specific expertise, for example in craft projects and woodworking and even on areas such as IT support.

Many volunteers also help us to run our community events throughout the year, providing much needed extra hands to ensure such activities run smoothly and with everybody made to feel welcome.

To all of our volunteers, including our trustees, THANK YOU! Today we came together to share food, FarmAbility honey and the NatureWell Approach at FarmAbility, including activities such as wildflower bingo, nettle cordage and a walk to find and share nature’s quiet beauty surrounding us.

If you would like to find out more about volunteering at FarmAbility, do please visit our website farmability.org.uk for further information and contact us on [email protected]

03/06/2026

It’s national Volunteers Week 2026, an annual celebration recognizing the vital contributions of volunteers across communities. On Monday, we hosted an amazing group of corporate volunteers from Mace. THANK YOU so much to the fantastic team who worked sooooo hard laying this beautiful, tiled floor.

This is actually a double thank you to Mace Construct as the tiles they laid had been donated by Mace just 3 months earlier!

Having a cleanable floor in our indoor space at Willowbrook Farm is a huge step forward, this helps reduce dust and consequently supports our co-farmers and staffing physical and mental health.

We have been fortunate to work with Mace a number of times over the last couple of years and value their generosity and aptitude for building work.

Generous donations of both time and materials such as this enable us to spend our precious funds on delivering our service. If you/your employer would like to support FarmAbility via the donation of materials, donation of skills and/or corporate volunteering, do please contact us: [email protected]

Thank you Mace Construct, please come again!

03/06/2026

Final preparations for our annual Plant Sale are well underway. Join us from 9.30 on Saturday (6th) in the Market Square in Eynsham for a fabulous assortment of co-farmer grown and donated plants. Plus! This year we also have some wonderful wooden planters for sale, all woodworked, painted and decorated by the co-farmers.

9.30am-12.30pm, Market Square, Eynsham, Saturday 6th June - a FarmAbility fundraiser!

19/05/2026

May so far at FarmAbility…

At Park Farm we’ve been cuddling lambs and cats and perfecting our pottery and woodwork skills.

At Gagingwell we’ve been making a dent in the compost pile and creating brand new veggie beds.

At Sandy Lane we’ve been working as a team to soil sieve and feeding lettuces to the chickens.

At Willowbrook we made a new bench to enjoy sitting outside in the summer.

And at Long Hanborough we always make sure we have the right PPE… even for watering the Dahlias!

🐑 🐱 🪵 🪚 🪏 🌱 🥬 🐓 🥽

15/05/2026

🏃‍♀️🏃Good luck to everyone taking part in the Blenheim 7K on Sunday!

Special mention for the FarmAbility fundraising heroes, Wendy, Arthur, Jake, Beany, and Ayesha, and their running partners, who are all fundraising for FarmAbility! Good luck team FarmAbility!

Please visit the FarmAbility JustGiving page to sponsor: https://www.justgiving.com/charity/farmability

(Scroll down Fundraisers and then “Show more” to find the above runners and their fundraising pages 😀)

Looking for a fun, meaningful challenge in a truly spectacular setting? Join team FarmAbility at the Blenheim 7k Fun Run and become one of our incredible FarmAbility fundraising heroes helping to raise ££££ for a new minibus!

When: Sunday 17th May
Where: Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire
Distances: 7k, 7k + dog, 4 mile (buggy & wheelchair accessible), 1 mile (under 15s)
Fundraising target: We ask individuals to aim to raise £200 in sponsorship. Or, if you would like to enter as a team with work colleagues, please get in-touch so as we may discuss team sponsorship fundraising.
Why: Be part of our inspiring community of FarmAbility fundraising heroes helping to raise ££££ for a new minibus!

If you, or someone you know, would like to run, jog, or walk in support of FarmAbility at this unforgettable event, we’d love to hear from you so we can share the registration discount code and help with your fundraising. Please see our website (link in bio) for full information and email: [email protected]

Sign up, take part, and help raise money for our minibus campaign — one step at a time!

https://farmability.org.uk/run-jog-or-walk-for-farmability/

15/05/2026

Thank you to our supporters who use easyfundraising. FarmAbility has just received £40.55! 🥰

Your online shopping this year can help even more! Retailers will donate to FarmAbility for free every time you shop.

Please sign up to support us on easyfundraising today, it’ll take you two minutes and they could win FarmAbility a £5,000 donation when you join! Thank you 🙏

https://join.easyfundraising.org.uk/farmability/dgnuuw/dds/U5SijpKB/DSM6L/textcopy/40.55

(Link in bio!)

13/05/2026

Did you celebrate International Dawn Chorus Day?

Last week we gathered in the woods at Long Hanborough to listen to the dusk chorus…

We marvelled at a Song Thrush’ intricate nest and diverse vocals and we learnt the difference between blackbird’s and robin’s song. Highlights were hearing a woodpecker drumming and one hoot of an owl! 🐦‍⬛ 🦉