The Countryside Kitchen – No Fuss Meals for Busy Parents CIC

Connecting people with food, farming and nature through inclusive, hands-on experiences on a working farm.

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About The Countryside Kitchen – No Fuss Meals for Busy Parents CIC

Charity ID: 14787064

Charity Category: Community Website: https://www.thecountrysidekitchen.co.uk/

About us The Countryside Kitchen is the flagship project of No Fuss Meals for Busy Parents CIC, a not-for-profit social enterprise based at Orchard Farm in Yelvertoft, Northamptonshire. We believe everyone should have the opportunity to understand where their food comes from, experience the countryside and develop the confidence and practical skills to cook, grow and make healthier choices. Through welcoming, hands-on experiences on a working farm, we bring food, farming and nature to life. Visitors don't simply hear about farming — they bake, plant, cook, grow, meet livestock, explore nature and discover where their food comes from. We work with schools, SEND groups, adults in recovery, people living with long-term health conditions, community wellbeing groups and vulnerable adults. For many of the people who visit us, it is their first experience of a working farm. Take on a Challenge Could you turn your next challenge into an opportunity for children to experience food, farming and the countryside? Run, walk, cycle, climb, bake, swim, give something up, organise an event — or invent a challenge completely of your own. Do it solo, involve your friends and family, or get your workplace together and fundraise for The Countryside Kitchen. Every pound you raise helps us provide Grow, Cook, Eat experiences and overcome the financial and transport barriers that can prevent schools and community groups from accessing the farm. Your challenge. Their opportunity. What will your challenge be? Start your fundraiser for The Countryside Kitchen and help us make sure that cost and transport are never barriers to food, farming and countryside education. Partner with The Countryside Kitchen Could your business help open the farm gate to more children? Corporate partners can support our work through sponsorship, employee fundraising, professional expertise, donated materials or by funding specific workshops and projects. £1,000 can support a Grow, Cook, Eat experience for up to 30 children, including support towards their transport to and from the farm. Whether your team takes on a fundraising challenge, sponsors a workshop or develops a longer-term partnership with us, your support can create practical, measurable social impact within the communities we serve. Businesses have already played an important part in The Countryside Kitchen's development through financial support, donated products, professional expertise, skilled labour, and equipment. Help us grow the next chapter In just one year, more than 1,000 people have walked through our gates. Children have discovered where their food comes from. People have learnt to cook from scratch. Vulnerable adults and young people have developed confidence. Communities have connected with nature. Surplus food has been given a second chance. But this is only the beginning.

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In our first year, The Countryside Kitchen welcomed 1,068 participants and worked with 37 organisations across Northamptonshire, Leicestershire and Warwickshire. Our activities help people to build confidence cooking nutritious meals from scratch; understand where food comes from and how British farming works; develop practical cooking, growing and food preparation skills; improve wellbeing through time outdoors and connection with nature; understand food waste, seasonality and sustainability; and build confidence and a sense of belonging. Since becoming a Community Fridge collection point in December 2025, we've also rescued 122kg of surplus food, using rescued ingredients to create hundreds of meals and recipes through our workshops. Open the Farm Gate We believe every child should have the opportunity to understand where their food comes from, learn how to grow and cook food, and experience the countryside — regardless of their circumstances. At The Countryside Kitchen, children don't just learn about food and farming. They experience it. They grow. They cook. They meet livestock. They explore a working farm. They discover where their food comes from and develop practical skills they can take home. But for many schools and community groups, cost and transport can stand between children and these experiences. That's why we're raising funds to provide free Grow, Cook, Eat workshops and help groups with the cost of travelling to and from the farm. Our goal is simple: Cost and transport should never be barriers to accessing food, farming and countryside education. Your donation can make it happen 🌱 £10 — Sow & Grow Helps provide seeds, compost and growing materials so children can experience growing food for themselves. 🥕 £25 — Cook & Learn Helps provide fresh ingredients and resources for practical food education. 🚜 £50 — Farm to Fork Helps towards giving children a hands-on Grow, Cook, Eat experience on a working farm. 🚌 £100 — Break Down the Barriers Helps towards transport costs so children can access the farm and countryside. 🌾 £250 — Bring Learning to Life Makes a substantial contribution towards providing a free workshop for a school or community group. 👩‍🌾 £500 — Fund a Workshop Covers the core cost of delivering a hands-on educational workshop for up to 30 children. 🌟 £1,000 — Give 30 Children the Full Experience Enables up to 30 children to take part in a Grow, Cook, Eat workshop and supports the cost of transporting them to and from the farm. Every contribution, whatever its size, helps us open the farm gate to more people.

£10

Helps provide seeds, compost and growing materials so children can experience growing food for themselves.

£100

Helps towards transport costs so children can access the farm and countryside.

£1000

Enables up to 30 children to take part in a Grow, Cook, Eat workshop and supports the cost of transporting them to and from the farm.

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