Education Programmes at Pound Farm
Pound Farm whilst being a valuable training resource for the College is also operating as a profitable commercial enterprise. Each year our facilities are utilized by a large number of students, clients and the general public who take part in activities, training programmes, meetings, forums, and functions. The size and diversity of the farm provides an invaluable learning resource and a focal point for discussion and research.
Listed below are a range of programs and activities that regularly take place throughout the year:
Full and part time training courses
Holme Lacy College offers a wide range of full and part time courses within the land based sector. The College Farm and estate are used daily to help provide specialist training to students studying in agriculture, forestry and arboriculture, gamekeeping, countryside and environment management, animal care, horticulture, skills for working life, outdoor education, sports programmes and sustainable development.
Activities such as hedge planting and laying, fencing, cultivation, tree felling and stock work are just some of the activities integrated into the running of the farm.
Pound Farm Organics
Pound Farm Organics is an organic vegetable growing project where students with learning disabilities produce organic vegetables on 0.6 hectares which are then sold through the local community. This year the project was short listed for one of the national prestigious Beacon Awards where it came a highly commended runner up.
External Farm Contacts
The Farm has many links with outside organisations including Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group, Herefordshire Organic Producers Group, Hereford Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Herefordshire Wildlife Trust, Herefordshire Organic Producers Group, local farmers, Herefordshire Rural Hub, Herefordshire Food Links and Natural England. In addition external events are often hosted on the estate examples being orienteering and cross country days and Herefordshire walking festival.
