SHALLOWFORD FARM RECEIVES FUNDING BOOST FROM WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF BUTCHERS
The Shallowford Trust is delighted to announce we have been assigned a very significant £60,000 grant, over 3 years from the Worshipful Company of Butchers (WCB). This generous award will enable the Trust to considerably extend our ability to deliver programmes to connect young people from urban areas with their source of food. The 3 year grant will allow time for the Trust to develop a strong ongoing partnership with the WCB, and launching in the Trust’s 50th Anniversary year is particularly meaningful.
The grant will deliver a collaborative project with the WCB to expand our programme to educate young people about sustainable farming and animal welfare. By providing hands-on experience, Shallowford aims to bridge the gap between urban life and the countryside, inspiring a new generation to a greater understanding of the vital connection between farming and the food on their plates. During our period of delivery for this grant, we will be able to increase our number of school and youth groups visiting and grow our curriculum-based programme to help children further understand farming, food production and conservation as well as exploring potential careers in these fields.
As John Dracup, Trustee of Shallowford commented ”We are profoundly grateful to the WCB to be recognised for this award, which will enable us to make a significant and lasting difference to the lives of young children and their futures. We look forward to welcoming the Master and Chair of Trustees of WCB to Shallowford very soon, so we can show them first hand the difference their generosity has made”
Looking ahead to third year of the project, in 2028 we will be running our ‘Farm to City’ programme which takes our farm to Battersea to engage with local schools, youth groups and communities, who will have the opportunity to see pigs, calves and chickens and learn about farming and conservation directly from Dartmoor farmers – right in the heart of the capital, which provides us for more exciting collaborative opportunities to partner with the Worshipful Company of Butchers.
We welcome this exciting opportunity to work with the WCB to help deliver their charitable objectives, as well as offering fellowship opportunities for Liverymen to visit and mentor our growing team.