Countryways CIC hosted a Free Butchery & Sausage making experience organised by FED UP! as part of men's mental health month. This workshop was for men living in the Missenden and local area, aged 18+. When: 30th November Time: 6.30 - 9.00pm Where: at Road Farm, Aylesbury Road, Great Missenden For more information or [...]
Join us on our farm for our Fourth Workshop learning about the wonderful world of mushrooms and how instrumental they are for our ecosystem and to our health. On: Thursday 2nd November At: 5:00-6:30pm Location: Countryways CIC, Road Farm, Aylesbury Road, Great Missenden The course is aimed at 13-18 year olds. On this course you [...]
Our next Inspired to Grow Workshop - Thursday 12th October Join us on the farm for our third Inspired to Grow workshop, helping us with our autumn harvest and learning about nutrition, growing, as well as seasonal and sustainable food production. Growing your own is a great opportunity to have a positive impact on your [...]
2024 sees renewed focus for Countryways CIC's Inspired to Grow project, following on from its success last year, with a series of growing workshops and cookery masterclasses on the farm using home-grown veg and locally sourced produce. Once the growing season gets underway, there are plans for youngsters to focus on growing an array [...]
Taste, Grow, Enjoy As part of our new Inspired to Grow project, young people aged 13-18 joined us on the farm to learn, grow and taste a rainbow of home-grown produce! We're encouraging people to get involved with 'growing your own' as it is a great opportunity to have a positive impact on our [...]
A fabulous bat detecting and Star gazing evening! Several local families joined us at the farm for an evening exploring the amazing world of bats! During the night time walk we spotted a selection of bats using special bat detectors, provided by our local expert Bat Man Mike, which included plenty of Pipistrelle bats and [...]
Growing Pizza Perfection pictures! On Thursday 10th August the sun shined and we enjoyed our first ever Inspired to Grow workshop! During the afternoon a local group of 12 -1 8 year olds joined us on the farm to see wheat growing in the fields, to hear about how soil health and biodiversity is important [...]
Through the 'Inspired to Grow' initiative, our mission is to inspire young people to be curious about where food comes from; understand the importance of soil, nature and biodiversity for food growing and to feel empowered to grow a diverse array of heritage and colourful fruit and vegetable plants. Over the next year, we will [...]
We were thrilled to receive footage taken by one of our Open Farm Sunday visitors, Dr Geeta Ludhra which we feel captures the essence of the event and features some of our VIA's 'Very Important Animal's'! Take a look at the film Dadima's at Open Farm Sunday here, which Geeta has kindly agreed for us [...]
A heartfelt thank you to all who visited our Open Farm Sunday event on Sunday 11 June, and to the sterling work of all who volunteered before, on, and after the day, without whom it wouldn't be possible. What a scorcher it was! Approximately over 300 smiling faces visited us. Everyone seemed to enjoy exploring [...]
