Vauxhall City Farm, London
London, United Kingdom · Operator: Vauxhall City Farm（登録慈善団体 No.281512）
Overview
Started in 1977 as Jubilee City Farm by a group of architects squatting at St Oswald's Place, in a Vauxhall neighbourhood cleared by demolitions between 1972 and 1976. Now in the London Borough of Lambeth, it keeps alpacas, sheep, goats, pigs, donkeys and ponies and works across education, youth work, animal care and horticulture.
Citizen participation
Free to enter, the farm hosts therapeutic riding for disabled people as a Riding for the Disabled Association centre, youth programmes, animal education, horticulture projects, wool spinning, school sessions such as chick hatching and pond dipping, and 'own a pony' holiday programmes for children.
Operating model
Run as a registered charity. Entry is free, with running costs covered by café and gift-shop revenue, donations and grants; animal boarding and filming provide additional income. In 2013 it received grant funding from Sport England and The National Lottery for three new stables.
Impact
It has run for nearly half a century while staying free to enter, providing one of inner London's few places to meet farm animals and grow food. A major refurbishment alongside an affordable-housing development was approved in October 2013, and grant-funded capital investment has continued. Its income, however, rests on the café, shop, donations and grants rather than trading profit, so the operation remains exposed to how much grant funding it can win.
Crops
- vegetables
- herbs
Scale
ロンドン・ランベス区ヴォクソール地区の市街地。乗馬施設・厩舎・園芸区画・カフェ・売店を備える。
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