Vauxhall City Farm is a city farm located in

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in the London Borough of Lambeth. The farm is run as a

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focusing on education, youth work, animal care and horticulture and is a centre for Riding for the Disabled.

History

Vauxhall City Farm was founded in 1977 as Jubilee City Farm by a group of architects squatting at St Oswald's Place, following large-scale demolitions in the neighbourhood between 1972 and 1976. The farm contains animals such as alpacas, sheep, goats and pigs which are used for the farm's education and youth work as well as for filming and photo-shoots. The farm's pigs have appeared on the '' Alan Titchmarsh Show'' and the goats were used to graze a meadow on the roof of the Queen Elizabeth Hall on the South Bank in 2013. In April 2009

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's 'Farmyard Cam' streamed live footage of the sheep at the farm. In October 2013, Vauxhall City Farm was approved for planning permission to provide a major overhaul of the farm alongside new

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. In 2013, the farm was also granted a fund from

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and The National Lottery to build three new stables. The farm celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2017.

Projects and services

Entrance to the farm is free, and there is a cafe and gift shop. The farm operates a therapy riding centre as well as youth and animal projects. Former riders at the farm include Sam Martin, who trained to take part in the 2016 Summer Olympics. In November 2011 the farm offered twenty London families free riding lessons run by

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gold medalist

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. It also hosts a group of Spinners who make

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from the wool of the sheep and alpacas using dyes cultivated from vegetables and plants grown on the site. The farm's riding school offers lessons for people with disabilities, while children can “own a pony” during school holidays to learn how to muck them out and ride them. A scheme with local schools and nurseries allows children to watch chicks hatch in their classrooms. File:White Chinchilla .jpg, White chinchilla File:Vauxhall City Farm Spring Lamb.jpg, A spring lamb File:Vauxhall City Farm Donkeys (bert & Ernie).jpg, Donkeys Bert & Ernie File:Vauxhall City Farm Spring Lamb with Daffodils.jpg, Spring lamb with daffodils File:Vauxhall City Farm Alpaca (Ben) helping TFL advertise their Overground Map.jpg, An alpaca helping TfL advertise their overground map File:Vauxall City Farm Pond Dipping.jpg, Pond dipping File:Incubator with freshly hatched chick.jpg, Incubator with freshly hatched chick File:Vauxhall City Farm livestock paddock.jpg, Livestock paddock File:Vauxhall City Farm kids gardening.jpg, A Child, gardening File:VauxhallCityFarm.JPG, Farm yard with animals File:Vauxhall City Farm Gardening with Young People.jpg, Gardening with young people

History

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