Woodwynn Farms 2-hour Guided Farm Tour & Info Session. Offered every Saturday to the general public and community groups interested in learning firsthand about this theraputic farm for the homeless located on a 193-acre farm in Central Saanich.
=0D=0A=Guided tour is lead by Woodwynn Farms Founder and Executive Director Richard Leblanc.
=0D=0A=WHEN: Saturdays starting at 1:00 PM until 3:00 PM **EXCEPT all statuatory holidays**
=0D=0A=During the guided tour, you will walk through sections of the farm not made available to the general public. This tour involves walking a fair distance throughout the property on uneven ground.
=0D=0A=YOU WILL:
=0D=0A=- Learn interesting facts about past, present and future activities on the 193-acre farm
=0D=0A=- Walk the unique 1-acre Woodwynn Peace Garden & Labyrinth. Learn how the garden, plants, sculptures and vision for this art project related to peace came to fruition.
=0D=0A=- See firsthand the many farm-based projects completed by talented Woodwynn Farms participants
=0D=0A=- See the vegetable gardens, greenhouses, woodworking shop and other farm areas
=0D=0A=- Learn about the livestock, gardening methods and farming activities
=0D=0A=- Have an opportunity to ask questions during both the outdoor tour and indoor info session
=0D=0A=ADMISSION: No charge for this tour. Donations are warmly welcomed and appreciated.
=0D=0A=BEFORE COMING TO THE FARM:
=0D=0A=- Please arrive a few minutes before 1:00 PM. Tour STARTS at 1:00 PM.
=0D=0A=- Dress appropriately for outside weather
=0D=0A=- Wear proper footwear for walking on uneven, wet, muddy ground
=0D=0A=While at Woodwynn Farms, visit the year-round indoor farm market. Open Tues - Sat 10 AM - 4 PM. In-season farm-grown produce is always available. Cash, Interact, VISA, MC accepted.
=0D=0A=DIRECTIONS: Woodwynn Farms is located 2 minutes North past Brentwood Bay Village
=0D=0A=GOOGLE MAP: https://goo.gl/maps/fDaFs4MzQ2L2
=0D=0A=ABOUT WOODWYNN FARMS:
=0D=0A=Woodwynn Farms is a therapeutic community for the homeless located on a 193-acre farm in Central Saanich. The Woodwynn experience is a massive, positive, healthy pattern-interrupt to the participants’ worlds, in as many aspects as we can have come together in one place at one time. As a therapeutic community for the homeless, we offer an opportunity to change peoples’ lives with educational and work programs based on responsibility, dignity, independence and the principles of peer-to-peer help.
=0D=0A=LEARN MORE ABOUT WOODWYNN FARMS:
=0D=0A=Website: http://www.woodwynnfarms.org
=0D=0A=Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WoodwynnFarms
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