SomersetLive featured the launch of "Seasons in a Box" Future Roots' new venture in their 3rd March 2017 edition. "Props including a vibrating tractor rig wheel, hot lamp and a video are being used in a ground-breaking project to allow people … [Read more...]
Countrymen on Countryfile
We were pleased to welcome Ellie Harrison and the BBC Countryfile production team to the farm last month. For those who missed it, you can now view our feature below. … [Read more...]
Lottery boost for The Countrymen’s Club
We’re delighted to announce that Future Roots has been awarded £290,814 from the Big Lottery Fund to expand our work with older people and adults! … [Read more...]
The Countrymen on BBC Farming Today
The Countrymen's Club was featured on BBC Radio 4's Farming Today programme this morning. … [Read more...]
Australia's first care farm for dementia sufferers
From the Murray Valley Standard (18 Feb 2014): Australia's first care farm for dementia and alzheimers sufferers hopes to open its doors by the middle of the year. … [Read more...]
Expecting the unexpected
Like all projects funded by the Big Lottery Fund (BIG), our work is based on 'outcomes', or the changes that we hope people will experience as a result of our work. … [Read more...]
Sowing in the autumn season
Learning about what works and what doesn't work is a big part of the Big Lottery Fund's support of The Countrymen's Club over the next 18-months. … [Read more...]
Exercise, dementia and the ‘green gym’
It’s been reported today that exercising in your 70s may stop some of the signs of ageing that are linked to dementia. … [Read more...]
