Education Skills & Learning

Bosavern Community Farm was formed in 2010. It is supported and managed by two charitable organisations; BCE & BCFC, both of which place learning and skills at their core. Bosavern Community Enterprises provide experiential learning opportunities through volunteering and supported placements. Subject to additional funding, the farm also likes to host group visits and other educational experiences. Bosavern Community Farm Charity’s aims are to support the running of talks / workshops / courses / events aimed at educating people, particularly those living in west Cornwall, in subjects relating to farming, conservation, and country crafts. The majority of the BCFC activities make use of the facilities at Bosavern Community Farm. The charity also supports improving the facilities at the farm to enhance the education experience for learners/participants. We have Public Liability Insurance, safeguarding, DBS checks, risk assessments and CEVAS accreditation, we have a number of highly experienced Sessional Tutors and senior staff member Kate Kirk has a Post Graduate Certificate in Education,  qualified to teach, lead workshops and facilitate sessions in community settings.

Subject to funding, we can host learning experiences such as:

  • Supported, experiential volunteering sessions every week of the year in horticulture, retail, chicken care, catering, tree care – and more!
  • Year 10 Work Experience
  • Duke of Edinburgh community volunteering or skill development hours
  • College and University course placements esp for business students, environmental science, catering, land skills & geography
  • Placements for adults who are job-seeking or looking to change career, to gain proven experience, make connections, enhance CV & gain a reference
  • Educational group visits (child, adult, mainstream & home ed)
  • Corporate volunteering days
  • Youth group visits
  • National and International volunteer residential placements via WWOOF
  • Courses, talks and workshops delivered in partnership (subject to funding) have included:
    • fencing skills workshops
    • scything skills workshops
    • moth identification workshops
    • cuttings & propagation workshops
    • foraging walks
    • wildlife recording surveys
    • permaculture courses
    • soil science
    • wildlife photography
    • willow-weaving structures
    • peaning
    • cookery
    • arts & well-being activities

We are very proud to have won the national Plunkett Award for our EU-funded Training & Work Experience project for unemployed adults, which ran from 2020-2022. More details here.

In 2024/2025 we had funding through FIPL and with partner organisations such as Arts Well to deliver a wide range of seasonal land, food and well-being events to enhance our offer as an educational food / land / eco Community Hub for Central and West Penwith. More details of our track record of courses, workshops and community events can be found here.

From Jan ’24 to Mar ’25, we were pleased to be able to offer over 30 FREE, curriculum-linked visits for local educational groups thanks to funding from FIPL (Farming in the Protected Landscape). We had a team of excellent, highly experienced hosts who tailored visits to curriculum and subject needs to incorporate themes such as nutrition, climate change, water cycle, life cycles, food webs, habitat management,  regenerative farming, horticulture, soil profiles, composting, pollinators, wildflowers and conservation.

Over the years we have hosted a range of educational group visits from local primary and secondary schools including:

To see an overview of the farm and how we support volunteers and visits, see our flip book. 

If you would like to arrange a placement or a visit, please contact katie.kirk@bosaverncommunityfarm.org.uk to discuss fees and requirements.

We work in partnership with a number of organisations to provide training, workshops, volunteer support and more. See partnership details here.

cevas accreditation