Nurture & Grow

22/11/2025

Thank you to everyone who has sent us messages and followed our page during the last few days.

We are so grateful to Compassion in World Farming and BBC Scotland News for sharing news about our request to the The Scottish Government that they support cow-with-calf dairy farming, and we are heartened by the response.

Just to be clear, our suggestion to the government isn't about funding us. We want them to support research into cow-calf dairy farming, and things like independent analysis of the system, knowledge sharing, marketing and peer-to-peer learning - all the behind the scenes stuff that helps take farming innovations into the mainstream.

Our day to day focus continues to be managing our own herd and using the milk from our herd to make delicious cheese. We are right in the middle of our autumn calving block at the moment, so making sure the calves get off to a good start with their mothers is keeping us busy right now! If you'd like to know more about the farm management side of what we do, our Dairy Manager, Charles, has his own page - you'll find him at The Ethical Herdsman

Our cheese team are also busy preparing for Christmas cheese orders - thank you to everyone who has already placed an order. The cheese is available to order from our website, and also from retailers like Riverford, Abel & Cole, and many cheesemongers, organic food retailers and independent shops in the UK.

Finally, there is a lot of interest in the documentary that has been made about our farm. We will be working closely with the film team who made it to try to get this into cinemas widely, but it will take time. If you want to help the film, do give their socials a follow A Dairy Story Film , sign up for their e-newsletter and if you know of cinemas with an interest in independent documentaries, do tell them about it.

When we launched The Ethical Dairy brand 8 and a half years ago we said we wanted to start a dairy farming revolution. That is still what we want. It will take time, but with your support for our farm, for the cheese and for the film, we're making progress.

We'll pop some links in the comments below with info & resources that you might find useful.

Thank you, from all of us at The Ethical Dairy

21/11/2025

✨ SEAG Transfer Confidence Workshops at the beautiful HEAL Conscious Living in Omagh ✨

It was a joy supporting our P7s as they learned to find calm, focus, and self-belief ahead of their SEAG Transfer tests. Each pupil left feeling relaxed, confident, and ready! 💫

Wishing every one of you the very best of luck in your final test tomorrow. ☘️

Remember…

🧠 You are smart
🌟 You are focused
💜 You are ready
💪 You can do this!

21/11/2025

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19/11/2025

𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘆: 𝗡𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗮’𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘅 𝗞𝗶𝗱𝘀 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆

Some stories begin with loss – but blossom into something deeply meaningful. For Nuala Groogan, a grey November morning in 2015 became the spark that would light up her life and the lives of countless children and families.

At the time, Nuala was Principal of a small rural school on the outskirts of Omagh, in the North of Ireland. “A 𝘧𝘦𝘸 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘴 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘳, 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨,” she recalls. “I was devastated.”

Heartbroken but committed, Nuala reluctantly attended a one-day course on supporting children’s emotional wellbeing, organised by her local Education Authority. “𝘐 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵. 𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥. 𝘐 𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘙𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘹 𝘒𝘪𝘥𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘵.”undefined

That moment of resonance became her next step.

In 2016, Nuala completed her Relax Kids training, and by October 2017, she had launched her first small community class. What started as a side hustle quickly blossomed into her full-time calling.

“I 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘱 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘉𝘢𝘣𝘺 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦 𝘜𝘱 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 2020,” she says. “𝘕𝘰𝘸 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘢 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘙𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘹 𝘒𝘪𝘥𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘴, 𝘯𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱𝘴. 𝘐 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴, 𝘯𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱𝘴, 1:1 𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘳𝘶𝘯 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘴.”

With her background as an educator and literacy specialist, Nuala sees just how holistic Relax Kids truly is.

“𝘐t 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴, 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯-𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘺, 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮-𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩. 𝘐𝘵 𝘯𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥.”

She also offers parent consultations, family sessions, and individual support, helping to build calm minds and strong hearts in every setting.

“𝘔𝘺 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘫𝘰𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘦𝘥. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘐’𝘮 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘐’𝘮 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦.”

Today, Nuala is living her best life, guided by the magic of the 7 Steps – and a deep belief that wellbeing is for every child, no matter their background, needs, or experience.

What began in heartbreak has become a journey of healing, growth, and joy – for her, and for every child she supports.

Follow Nuala’s journey at Nuala’s Relax Kids Omagh
https://www.facebook.com/nualanurtureandgrow

Send us a DM if you would like more information on becoming a 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘅 𝗞𝗶𝗱𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵

14/11/2025

We have 3 classroom assistant positions available to complete our fabulous team. See below for details.

07/11/2025

05/11/2025

November brings Entrance Exams for lots of Year 7 pupils, as they strive to secure a place in the Post Primary school of their choice. Some children sail through, unfazed by the grueling homework schedules and practice papers.

However, this can be a time where other children feel overwhelmed, tired, stressed and anxious. It is crucial that these Year 7 pupils are equipped with some skills and strategies to manage such big emotions.

When children's brains are anxious or fearful, they may go into fight or flight mode, impairing the brain's natural ability to recall and remember all the knowledge and information it has stored.
Calming the body and brain with simple breathing techniques, affirmations and a positive mindset will restore the brain's ability to automatically recall the learned information.

I wish each one of the children sitting these exams all the success that they truly deserve. As their parent or carer, please take time to remind them that your love is unconditional, and that regardless of the outcome of these tests, you know they are amazing, diligent, unique, talented, brilliant. Sadly the test won't measure that!

Nurture & Grow & Kathy Bright Start are facilitating one more Transfer Confidence session on Monday 17th November. If you are interested, please get in touch. 💜 ⭐️

05/11/2025

JOB OPPORTUNITY

SEN ASSISTANT 🌈💜

03/11/2025

Hello everyone 🌈💜

Nurture & Grow has only 1️⃣ space left on this NEW BLOCK starting this Thursday 6th November from 4.30-5.30pm in the beautiful HEAL Conscious Living (At the Foundry Lane car park. )

Thursday 4:30-5:30pm
£50 for 6 week block 💜

Let me know if you’d like to enrol your child in a nurturing class where they can build friendships, and have opportunities to build confidence and emotional resilience.

This investment in your child can help develop Strong Hearts & Calm Minds.

Suitable for children of primary school age 4+

Thank you so much. 🌈💜🥰

❤️ Art & Craft
🧡 Movement & Games
💛 Stretching
💚 Peer & Self Massage
💙 Breathing Techniques
🩷 Positive Self-talk & Affirmations
💜 Guided Relaxation

02/11/2025

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆!

𝘍𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 💜