Annabel
Fundraising Officer
Blanche
Programme Leader
Blanche joined FarmAbility as a volunteer in November 2021, having previously worked in mental and physical health in the NHS and volunteered with several mental health and learning disability charities. In her spare time, she loves running and baking.
Clare
Programme Leader (Garden)
Clare is a life-long vegetable grower and studied Social and Therapeutic Horticulture before joining the team in 2016. She leads on our garden and food growing projects across all sites and has helped us create wonderful raised bed garden designs across Oxfordshire!
Coralie
CEO
Coralie has worked in care farming, outdoor learning, mental health and conservation based organisations for over 20 years. She has experience of working in front facing delivery roles and at Director and Board level within the charity sector. She is passionate about the value of positive, meaningful, creative activity in natural surroundings and the importance of inclusion and equitable access to those opportunities for all.
Edward
Programme Leader
Before joining FarmAbility, Ed worked with young adults with autism and learning difficulties at a specialist college in Brighton. Alongside his role as Programme Leader, he also works as a gardener and is interested in permaculture and sustainability. He likes making music and bicycle touring.
Erin
Programme Leader
Erin studied a masters degree in biology and conservation at the University of Birmingham. She then became a qualified Forest School Leader. She has experience working with children and their families at Forest school and conservation working on a nature reserve in Wales. Erin loves birds and moths – going for walks and reading books about them!
Jenna
Finance Lead
Jenna is an experienced accounts manager qualified with AAT. She works at FarmAbility 2 days per week and another 2 days a week at the Oxfordshire Federation of Women’s Institutes. In her spare time, she loves doing DIY, crafts, painting nails in her own salon and swimming.
Jenny
Operations and Projects Manager
Jenny joined us in June 2022, she has worked in outdoor learning for almost 20 years. She is a qualified Forest School Leader and has experience working with children, adults and families. Jenny has a love of nature and the outdoors, she is passionate about upcycling and using things from nature. She is a keen amateur gardener, veggie grower and loves cooking outdoors on a fire or indoors!
Jess
Communications & Events Officer
Jess, who joined FarmAbility in January 2025, is both an experienced marketing communications professional and an RHS qualified gardener. Jess is responsible for setting and delivering our communications strategy and organising our events. A huge women’s football supporter, Jess also enjoys being outside, walking her dog and spending time with equines.
JoJo
Occupational Therapy and Wellbeing Lead
Jojo supports the Occupational Therapy university students who come on placement with us and guides our wonderful volunteers to get the most out of their time at FarmAbility. JoJo is an avid nature lover and enjoys getting active in the great outdoors.
Josie
Volunteer and Training Coordinator
Josie came to FarmAbility from a background in mental health, research, and inclusion work. She is a Modern Languages graduate, so is always interested in how different people use language. She feels strongly about making society a better place for disabled people, by using the social model of disability and advocating for accessibility. She is interested in finding creative solutions to the difficulties people might have whilst here at FarmAbility. She loves painting, horses, and quiet countryside spaces.
Jude
Programme and Office Co-ordinator
Jude joined us in January 2025. Before that, she spent four years as a Teaching Assistant in the Early Years department at Bladon School. Prior to her time in education, she worked with various charities, focusing on events and administrative roles. Outside of work, Jude enjoys walking her Jack Russell, Mable, and spending time outdoors, surrounded by nature and wildlife.
Maryam
Programme Leader
Maryam joined us this autumn as a programme leader and is enjoying getting to know all the co farmers! She has previously worked with children in forest school, and volunteered at treehouse college for young people with autism. Maryam loves growing veg and weaving willow baskets.
Nicola
Co-Farmer Outcomes Lead
Nicola began her current role after working as a Programme Leader and Volunteer. She is a qualified Speech and Language Therapist with a degree in Psychology and a special interest in the therapeutic benefits of meaningful activities in green spaces. Her focus is on supporting co-farmers as they progress and develop new skills, friendships and increased independence. She is passionate about breaking down barriers to learning and has a life-long love of nature. In her free time, she enjoys wild swimming, growing veg and planting community hedgerows.
Olek
Programme Manager
Olek has been working with people with learning and autism for seven years in all sort of different settings. He is passionate about co-creating supportive communities and believes that the benefits of the outdoors, connection with nature and other people should be available to all! He is a self-taught guitar player and likes to juggle.
Raul
Programme Leader
Raul is our longest serving member of staff and joined the project as a volunteer at the very beginning. He is an experienced herdsman and has worked on many farms in many places! Together with Luna, his beautiful silver collie, Raul is an extremely well loved member of the FarmAbility family.
Rosie
Programme Leader
After a career as a competition groom and lecturer in equine studies Rosie retrained as a primary school teacher and taught for 8 years. She has a real interest in the therapeutic benefits of play and nature and is currently training as a play therapist. She absolutely loves animals and is also a passionate Potter.