Experience & Therapeutic Green Care at Harlings Farm
Skills & Well-being Sessions
Relax, Explore & Learn in Nature
By connecting with nature, we can find peace and rejuvenation in a world that can often feel chaotic and stressful. At Harlings, we’ve focused on creating an environment where people can relax and reconnect with themselves and others, and enjoy the many benefits of spending time in nature for our mental and physical health within dedicated Green Care sessions.
Green Care refers to structured therapy or treatment programmes within natural environments, and we’re proud to have worked with various organisations to improve our surroundings and expertise to offer both Educational & Therapeutic Green Care. All our staff and associates connected with providing our farm visits have received the required mandatory training and checks to ensure your safety, including Safeguarding and a clear DBS check. We are proud to be fully Code Compliant in Green Care, and are fully insured and experienced in the sessions we provide.
Refocusing Education, Freeing Minds & Empowering Individuals
We offer weekly two-hour sessions across a six-week period, featuring a wide selection of practical and purposeful activities that are tailored for people’s age and abilities. Available for individuals and groups up to six people with both morning & afternoon visits available on weekdays, our scheme aims to provide an environment where people can develop social skills, explore a new world, assess their life goals, promote independence and confidence, rebalance away from the stresses of daily hustle and bustle, and improve their general well-being.
How Can Green Care Help?
The benefits of Green Care in promoting psychological health have been proven by extensive research, including promoting personal development, facilitating social contact, encouraging physical exercise, and in creating a peaceful environment that helps to relieve stress, mental fatigue, irritability, impulsiveness and reduced tolerance.
Our varied sessions are designed to include and empower people of every ability, providing the opportunity to make memories and learn new skills in a beautiful and safe setting, or simply some time to enjoy all that nature has to offer.
Below is a non-exhaustive list of some of the conditions that research has proven that Green Care can benefit:
- Depression, diminished self-esteem and reduced confidence
- Anxiety, grievance and post-traumatic stress disorder
- Attention deficit disorders
- Autism, and developmental and learning disorders
- Dementia
- Bipolar disorder
- Obsessive compulsive disorder
- Schizophrenia and psychosis
- Recovery from substance abuse
- Rehabilitation of ex-offenders
- Physical and mental abuse related trauma and anxiety
- Cerebral palsy, and physical and intellectual disabilities
Available Sessions
Every session is tailored around a chosen topic and led by an experienced and fully trained member of the Harlings team. The available topics range from practical work, that helps people find purpose, to creative and exploratory sessions centred on well-being and stress relief, including:
Equine Care
Introduction to Livestock
Livestock Focus
Pet Care
Pet Focus
Grounds Maintenance
General Maintenance
Woodland Maintenance
Native Wildlife & Plants
Well-being
Exercise
Natural Art
Office Skills
Transport
Foundation Life Skills
Focussed Life Skills
Business Skills
Textile Arts
Enquire Today
For availability, bookings & information
Would you like to find out more about our skills & well-being sessions at Harlings, and explore more about how Green Care could benefit you, your group, or your organisation? Contact us today for further information and availability – we’d love to hear from you.
