About Us

Welcome to Frampton Farm

Frampton is a small family-run working 26-acre farm situated between Dover & Folkestone in Kent. We grow our own organic produce and care for a range of pet farm animals as well as rearing sheep and pigs. 

During the Covid-19 pandemic Karen and Mark reevaluated their lives, having time off in lockdown meant they could enjoy their home and garden instead of working 70 hours a week in office / factory roles. They sold their home and purchased Frampton Farm. They didn’t have set ideas for the farm, they wanted to have animals, Karen wanted to continue her passion for gardening and growing her own vegetables, they wanted to encourage their adult ASD son to get off his PC and enjoy the outside. Fast forward a couple of years and the farm now has over 100 animals including various breeds of  of sheep, pigs, Boer goats, pygmy goats, rescue hens, various s other breeds of chickens, alpacas, cow and numerous horses and ponies on the farm. 

 Frampton Farm is a family run business with two of Karen's brothers also working on the farm.   

Friends of Frampton Farm CIC 

Sharing our farm  with those who may benefit.

Friends of Frampton Farm CIC (FOFF) was established in 2023 and is a social enterprise not for profit organisation. FOFF mission is to provide a safe, inclusive, positive, hands on, therapeutic learning environment for young people, particularly those who are experiencing high levels of adversity.

As parents of children with ASD and ADHD we have experienced the struggles our own children had in mainstream education and although both were quite good academically, they struggled to concentrate in classroom settings

 After spending 2 years on the farm, we knew we wanted to do something for the local community especially children and teenagers with additional learning needs, what better way to share the farm than to provide alternative education which is much needed in the local area.

 We provide primary, secondary school children and NEETS the opportunity to gain experience in animal husbandry and horticulture. To help them learn where food comes from and how it is produced. 

We provide families with a hands on close up visit to a farm which is different to larger petting farms. With our family visits you can book for up to 6 people to meet our animals inside their fields, feed and pet them. An experience to join our farmers on their morning feed round. You can view our Community Interest Statement here

Friends of Frampton Farm CIC 

Sharing our   knowledge with others

We are CEVAS trained & accredited for educational visits and care farming, we are members of Care Farming UK, Social Farms and Gardens, Leaf Education and Countryside Classrooms.

All our staff are Enhanced DBS checked, have had Safeguarding for children with SEND training, first aiders and have some previous knowledge and experience of working with children and animals.

 We have a Social Farms and Gardens Green Care Quality Mark, Animal Activity License from Dover District Council and have been awarded our LOTC -Council for Learning Outside the Classroom Quality Badge.

We have attended a number of animal husbandry training courses and work closely with our local farm vets. We find hands on experience is one of the best ways to learn. That is why when you visit our farm you can try many of these farming activities yourself, if you wish to