helenlc
25-09-2009, 03:03 PM
Godstone Farm, where they have had the E Coli outbreak, is quite near us and we often go once a year. We didnt go this summer and I am now thankful that we didnt.
Anyway, nearer us, is a small petting farm called Christmas Tree Farm. Its lovely and is run by a friend of mine. Me and some childminders at Drop In today were discussing the recent outbreak and said that we were dubious about taking kids to ANY farm now.
However, at lunch time on my local news, was my friend from Christmas Tree Farm reassuring everyone that it was fine to visit and how the business is suffering because of people not wanting to attend.
So I want to take the kids to the farm but do I in the light of the recent E Coli outbreak at other farms?
I am confident in my friends reassurances about the measures they have taken. I will be scrupulous about hand washing and other measures etc. However, my concern is whether parents would want me to take their children? I thought about drafting a permission letter explaining it all and then seeing if they were ok for me to take them there.
I think one mum will be ok but the other is rather over protective so not sure she would say yes.
What do you think? Have you still been taking the kids to the farm?
Anyway, nearer us, is a small petting farm called Christmas Tree Farm. Its lovely and is run by a friend of mine. Me and some childminders at Drop In today were discussing the recent outbreak and said that we were dubious about taking kids to ANY farm now.
However, at lunch time on my local news, was my friend from Christmas Tree Farm reassuring everyone that it was fine to visit and how the business is suffering because of people not wanting to attend.
So I want to take the kids to the farm but do I in the light of the recent E Coli outbreak at other farms?
I am confident in my friends reassurances about the measures they have taken. I will be scrupulous about hand washing and other measures etc. However, my concern is whether parents would want me to take their children? I thought about drafting a permission letter explaining it all and then seeing if they were ok for me to take them there.
I think one mum will be ok but the other is rather over protective so not sure she would say yes.
What do you think? Have you still been taking the kids to the farm?