Inclusive Farm Scotland has welcomed the first students to its 22-acre working farm at Tarland on Royal Deeside as the charity’s purpose-built facilities near completion.
Aberdeen Business News writes:
… Through significant fundraising efforts, what was ley ground and old stone buildings has been transformed into a fully operational and accessible training farm complete with new buildings… now welcoming students and visitors from around the world
Co-founder Mike Duxbury… previously Head of Diversity at Vodafone… now channels into helping people with disabilities access both agriculture and adaptive technology.
… ‘Agriculture is facing a massive workforce crisis, yet we’re overlooking a huge pool of talented, passionate people simply because they have disabilities. Give them an opportunity to show you what they can do – it’s not just the right thing to do, it’s good business.’
It’s this philosophy that led Mike and his wife, Ness, to establish the first Inclusive Farm in Bedfordshire six years ago…
