MAR Kids Global: Be A Kid - Woodside Farm and Orchard!

Our Be A Kid event for October will be full of seasonal fun at the apple orchard and farm! Come and experience farm life as we naviagte the apple orchard maze, visit with the farm animals and enjoy the gardens, pirate ship and large barn! Apple cider will be on offer as we cozy up and welcome in the Fall Season.

Event details:

• Saturday, October 5th at 11:30am
• 7149 West Coast Rd, Sooke, BC.
• Children must be supervised by their adults at all times.
• Caregiver participation welcomed and encouraged.
• Free parking available on-site.
• NO DOGS ALLOWED ON PROPERTY- Please leave pets at home.

Please inform us of any accessibility/mobility requirements upon registration, we will accomodate to the best of our ability.

Pricing:

• Parents + 1 child - Pay what you can/ Free
• Extra child(ren) - Pay what you can
• Extra adult- Pay what you can

*If you can afford to, please consider contributing $5-$10 per child. This helps us host more events in a year. If you can't right now, that is okay! We got you. Please email us at [email protected] if you have questions or concerns.

You MUST register all participants. People who have not registered may be refused access to the event.

Indemnity Information:

Accidents arising from recreation activities occasionally happen. By attending the event, you agree to indemnify and save harmless Moms Against Racism, including their officials, officers, employees and agents from any claim, lawsuit, liability, debt, demand, loss or judgement (including costs, defence expense and interest) whatsoever and howsoever arising either directly or indirectly as a result of participating in this event. You also agree to waive all rights of subrogation or recourse against Woodside Farm and their affiliates as a result of participating in this event.

Plain language: Participate at your own risk.

Every child deserves to play freely, to laugh loudly, and to explore the wonders of the world in a joyfully inquisitive way. Every child deserves the opportunity to try something new, to connect with nature, and to do so without the judgmental and scrutinizing gaze of the people around them.

Unfortunately, for Black, Indigenous and Children of Colour, they often don't get these opportunities.

These children often face barriers when it comes to… being a kid. Barriers to participating in activities like finances, travel, time, lack of knowledge, stigma, fear for safety, and even just feeling like they’re going to stick out or be the only racialized kid there.

Be a Kid events are

• Fun and welcoming
• Open to children who identity as BIPOC and their immediate families/caregivers (White presenting kids with racial hertitage, white family members/caregivers - warmly welcomed. )
• Intended to build community. Come ready to meet and talk with new people.

We are so grateful to be running another year of the Be a Kid program funded by the Government of Canada (Financé par le gouvernement du Canada). This program supports our members, the public, and their racialized kids in creating community. This program will help to create opportunities for Black, Indigenous and Children of Colour to connect with each other, in a psychologically and culturally safer environment, while participating in an activity they may otherwise not.

And a BIG thank you to Woodside Farm for partnering with us to bring such a fun opportunity to our Be A Kid families. They can be reached above via the link to their website.

About Woodside Farm:

The farm was established in 1851 by Scottish pioneer John Muir and his family. The family had sailed from Ayrshire, Scotland, to Victoria in 1849 to mine coal on Vancouver Island. Soon after, the Muirs began Woodside Farm in Sooke, making it the oldest continuously operated farm in western Canada. Woodside Farm is a family-run produce and livestock farm that has been feeding the community for more than a century!

We would love for you and your family to come and spend some time with us. You can view our friendly animals, walk the gardens, play on our boat playground, view the historic barn, take a nature walk and find your way through our exciting Apple orchard maze and eat as many of our ripe fruit, berries and vegetables as you'd like.

Host or Publisher Moms Against Racism (Canada)