Who will benefit and how
By transforming New Warlands Farm we aim to benefit:
Families and visitors, providing an inclusive farm destination, café, farm park, and more.
Neurodivergent people, providing work placements and training opportunities to enable career progression.
Our local environment, increasing biodiversity and creating habitats for endangered wildlife.
By creating a visitor centre, cider press, café, and sustainable farm in County Durham we will provide neurodivergent young people and adults with the opportunity to develop vocational skills in a live working environment.
The farm will offer scores of work placements and training opportunities yearly, covering horticulture, animal husbandry, food production, hospitality, and retail.
New Warlands Farm will also have a positive impact for our environment as well as for the people we support.
By using regenerative farming practices, using methods like no-dig gardening and traditional hay meadows, and creating habitats for wildlife, including endangered water voles, we will boost biodiversity and work in harmony with nature.
“By expanding our existing services at New Warlands Farm, we can offer meaningful employment and training opportunities to autistic and neurodivergent individuals, as well as enriching the local community by providing a new, must-visit destination.”
– John Phillipson, CEO at the North East Autism Society