We have a beautiful, remote Farm in the wilds of Northumberland! A space for women and girls to grow and harvest together, have fun and be free.
In December 2021 we took on a National Trust long-term lease for a 10-acre smallholding in rural Northumberland for our members, with a farmhouse, loads of outbuildings, a massive barn, a 30 metre polytunnel and two big fields.
We run Women’s Farming sessions twice a week and Girls Farming in the school holidays, bringing women and girls up from Elswick in our minibus to have fun, look after the animals and work the land together.
We have a small flock of sheep, dairy goats, free-range hens and honey bees. We also have a massive polytunnel and large growing areas on the field to grow loads of organic, sustainable free food to distribute to families in the West End of Newcastle.
In 2024 we brought over 1,000 women and over 300 girls to the farm from the West End of Newcastle. We produced 5 tonnes of organic veg, over 5,000 free-range eggs, 80 jars of heather honey and loads of hand-harvested wheat. We have planted an orchard, trees and hedgerows and created a large pond area.
We also run regular Corporate Volunteer Days for groups to come to the farm and help us over the year – please contact our Farm Development Manager, Jill jill@westendwomenandgirls.co.uk for more information.
Have a look at the feature on the Farm on BBC Breakfast/Look North:
Over the next 12 months we plan to:
• Bring up women and girls from Elswick to the farm twice a week and in school holidays – especially to see the lambs and goat kids at Easter!
• Open the Farm to women and youth groups in the region – get in touch if you’re interested!
• Build a wildlife hide and set up wildlife areas for red squirrels and birds.
• Start hand-milking the goats to make cheese, yoghurt and loads of lovely goat-milk products.
Thank you so much to our current funders for enabling this work to happen.