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Sunnyside Rural Trust

Day activities and training for adults with learning difficulties

The Northchurch Site

Our other outdoor site is at Northchurch, on the other side of Berkhamsted. Again utilising allotment land, we grow a wide range of produce for sale all year round. As well as the outdoor ground, we grow fruit and vegetables in several poly tunnels and greenhouses using organic techniques. We also have orchard areas, some of which house chickens! We keep some small animals on site, which are looked after by our clients.

In season, we run a shop on site, which has a regular clientele, and in the summer months, we run a twice weekly stall to sell our produce in Berkhamsted High Street. Plans are underway to build a training centre at this site in 2006, which will house up to 20 clients and staff.

Activities at Northchurch

  • Looking after the chickens - feeding, cleaning out etc
  • Looking after other livestock - parrots, finches & other small birds, golden pheasants
  • Growing produce from seed or bulbs
  • Looking after the crops by
  • Preparing the ground beforehand - digging, use of the rotivator
  • Weeding & watering
  • Looking after the site - mowing the grass, repairing and painting the chicken houses etc