Working community (Care Farm) (daily use)
A wide and varied offer when it comes to daily spending in Drenthe? A wonderful place to work and relax?
Daily activities Borger (Drenthe)
Is there still an open space for the day spent on the Golden sun? Do you want to work in nature and/or with animals in beautiful Drenthe? The Golden Sun in Borger has a wide range when it comes to daily spending. Working on our care farm is also varied, because every season brings its own tasks and ideas.
In our Green Day activities you work in the vegetable gardens, the ornamental gardens, the butterfly garden and with the animals. This not only brings nature to fruition. Also yourself! Maybe your talent is on the technical level? Then the technical day-spending is something for you. Our care farm in Borger is of course enough work! Maybe you like to make beautiful things that people are happy with? Then we often see you back in the creative day-to-days. Looking for an open space for daily use in Drenthe?
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Daily spending: Collaborating and collaborating
We work on working days from 9:00 to 16:00 hours. We start our working day with a work consultation, taking into account your wishes and talents.
Working together is a lot better and more sociatic if we work together too! In the Golden Sun we do not work production oriented. We have other goals. At the end of the afternoon we evaluate our work.
Goals of the Golden Sun
- Together We form a community
- Living, working and living together. As equals and as friends.
- Social interaction with each other and the animals
- Space for every individual to develop
- Learn from each other and stimulate each other
- Organic food Remodeling and eating
- Sustainable Life (permaculture)
Within the Golden Sun we are currently working on expanding and specifying these goals. This will clearly identify the competences we offer.
Open Space Dayspending Drenthe
Is there still an open space for the day spent on the Golden sun in Drenthe? Are we full? Then there is always the possibility to put yourself on the waiting list of our care farm in beautiful Drenthe. Feel free to come by to look around, or come and socialize for a day of trial! You are welcome.
What are your talents? Maybe they are on the technical level? Then the technical day-spending is something for you. On our care farm is work enough... We can use you well!
Our technical work
There are always chores that need to be done in and around the houses. Maintaining the tractor and lawn mower, replacing lamps, repairing faulty devices, laying pavement, easy painting inside and out, etc.
Technical Day Activities
- You are part of our community
- You do useful and valuable work
- You have social interaction with roommates
- We learn from each other and stimulate each other
- You develop your practical skills
- You develop your insight
What are your talents? Maybe they are on the creative plane? Do you like to make beautiful things? Then the creative day-spending is something for you. Our care farm offers many opportunities for creatives!
Our creative work
Singing, making music and dancing
Drawing and painting
Working with clay and modelling
Tinkering
Create cards
Jewelry Making
Artista
Flower Arranging
The seasonal table nicely lay out/decorate
Purpose of our creative work
You are part of our community
You do fun and creative work
You create beautiful things that make people happy
You contribute to a cosy atmosphere in the houses
You have social interaction with roommates
You develop your creative talent
You develop your practical skills
We learn from each other and stimulate each other
What are your talents? Maybe you like to work in nature, and/or with animals. On our care farm is a lot of useful and valuable work to do. You are in contact with nature, the earth, the plants and the animals. This way you get in touch with yourself and the talents you have. That gives calm. You get it. You deliver your unique contribution and, if you can and want, carry a piece of responsibility. With every activity performed you build your self-confidence.
We go GREEN!
Within the Golden Sun we do not work production oriented. However, we are self-sufficient where possible. We strive for ecological and sustainable work. We are working on permaculture and the WWOOF programme. Within the Golden sun we burst from the beautiful plans and ideas... Are you helping them to make them come true? Your commitment gives our care farm new opportunities. We can use your talent well!
Bring nature and yourself to fruition
Every person wants to be involved. Whether you have a mental and/or psychological disability, or not. You want to be part of society. Because of your work in the garden and working with the animals, not only does nature bloom. Also yourself. With or without restriction; Working in nature is valuable and beneficial. It does a man well.
Our Green work
- Maintenance of the vegetable gardens
- Harvesting and processing fruit and nuts
- Maintenance of the Ornamental gardens
- Making flower arrangements
- Maintenance of the Butterfly garden
- Care of the horses
- Care of the small cattle (goats, chickens and rabbits)
- Maintenance of the animal stays
- Maintenance of grass, pasture and horse basin
- Work at Staatsbosbeheer
- Waste and compost processing
For these tasks, we obviously need people who are helpful and have insight. Do you have two right hands? Do you often quickly understand how something fits together? We can use your talent very well in the golden sun!
Within the Golden Sun we are currently working on expanding and specifying these goals. This will clearly identify the competences we offer.
Quality and Hallmark
From 1999 onwards, the Golden Sun is active as a care farm. The quality of our system has been extensively reviewed and positively assessed. The Golden Sun got in 2013 the quality mark Landelijk Kwalteitssysteem Federatie Landbouw & Zorg (National Quality System Federation Agriculture & Care). Within the golden Sun we work cannot production focused. It was extended in 2019 and awarded to the working community and communities.
