MATEJA VIDGAJ ZALOKAR, NOSILKA DOPOLNILNE DEJAVNOSTI NA KMETIJI

Kmetija pod Hrastom obstaja od leta 2009. Prvi koraki so bili popstavljeni, ko smo vzpostavili gojenje ekološke prehtrane za lastno družino na 2,5ha velikem posestvu. V začetku so bili to samo travniki, na katerih smo kasneje naredili njive, rastlinjak, visoke grede ter pomožne objekte. Na kmetijo pa smo postopoma pripeljali tudi različne živali (konja, zajčke, koze). V družini imamo 3 otroke in od vrtcev dalje so na kmetijo prihajale skupine njihovih vrstnikov. Otroci so se družili z živalmi, preizkušali so se v preprostih opravilih na zemlji (sajenje, nabiranje zelišč, obiranje sadja, grabljenje travnikov , prepoznavanje gozdnih rastlin itd.). Sčasoma so začele prihajati tudi druge skupine in ugotovili, da v lokalni skupnosti in širše obstaja potreba po stiku otrok in mladih z naravo, učenje v in o naravi. Od takrat dalje kmetijo razvijamo v smeri učne kmetije, kjer prepletamo naravo, živali, rastline in ljudi. Ideja o učni kmetiji je v tem, da otroke in mlade, da dobijo priložnost za pridobivanje konkretnih življenjskih izkušenj in znanj. Naši obiskovalci preko aktivnosti spoznavajo različna orodja, opravila na kmetiji, delo z živalmi, spoznavajo naravo in njene značilnosti. Pomembno nam je, da imamo v lokalni skupnosti priložnost in možnost za učenje v naravni 'učilnici', ne zgolj v razredih in ob knjigah. V zadnjih letih smo tako oblikovali številne različne aktivnosti, ki so na voljo različnim ciljnim skupinam. Programi so prilagojeni starosti otrok oz. obiskovalcev. Redno izvajamo senzorično gozdno pot, preživetneve veščine v naravi (npr. kako zakuriti ogenj, poznavanje divjih rastlin itd.), lov na zelišča, spoznavanje konkretnih kmečkih opravil in orodij ter delo z njimi, spoznavanje in premagovanje strahu do živali, skrb za živali. Tekom našega dela smo opazli, da otroci ne znajo več praktično preživljati prostega časa, zato smo razvili program prostočasnih aktivnosti v naravi, ki jih tedensko izvajamo. Sodelujemo z vrtci, šolami, nevladnimi organizacijami, varstveno-delovnimi centri in vsemi, ki se želijo povezati z nami in delijo naše vrednote. Naši načrti za prihodnost so, da kmetijo obogatimo z kokoškami, prašički, želvami, kasneje mogoče tudi mini kravicami. Programe pa bomo prav tako razvijali v smeri potreb, ki se bodo pokazale. Raziviti želimo učno pot, ki bo povezaovala naravo s staroselskimi legendami. Our farm “Kmetija pod Hrastom” exists since 2009. We made first steps when we decided and started production of ecological food for our own family on a 2.5 ha large estate. At first, there were only meadows, but later we made fields, greenhouses, high beams and some other facilities. Time to time we also brought different animals to the farm (horses, bunnies, goats). We are a family of 5, including 3 children who brought groups from the kindergartens on to see and get to know our farm. Children were socializing with the animals, they were introduced to simple tasks on the ground (planting, harvesting herbs, harvesting fruits, harvesting meadows, identifying forest plants, etc.). Eventually, other groups started to come and we found that that in the local community and wider there is a need to connect children and young people with nature, learning in and about nature. Since then, we have been developing a learning farm where we intertwine nature, animals, plants and people. The idea of a learning farm is that children and young people get the opportunity to acquire concrete life experiences and knowledge at the farm. Through our activities, our visitors get to know various tools, work on the farm, work with animals, learn about nature and its characteristics. It is important for us to have a chance and opportunity in the local community to learn in a natural 'classroom', not just in grades and with books. In recent years, we have created a number of different activities that are available to different target groups. Programs are adapted to the age of children and other visitors. We regularly carry out a sensor