Care Farming Network is excited to host the 2025 Beginning Care Farmer Series, a three-part online program for aspiring care farmers. Each session offers practical guidance, real-world examples, and helpful resources to support your journey from vision to reality.
👉 Registration is $10 suggested (or pay what you can) per session. Your support helps make these sessions possible, but all are welcome regardless of ability to pay. Please register in advance using the descriptions and links below.
Introduction to Care Farming: Foundations and Program Design
Wednesday, September 24th
6:30–7:30 pm Eastern Time
This session introduces the foundations of care farming, including different program models, therapeutic approaches, and strategies for designing a program that fits your goals and community. The conversation will be co-hosted with Suzanne Kapral, a respected advisor in farm-based interventions who provides expert counsel across the United States on the creation, funding, and maintenance of farm-based therapy programs.
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From Idea to Action: Resources for Beginning Care Farmers
Thursday, October 2nd
3:00–4:00 pm Eastern Time
Launching a care farm can feel overwhelming, but you don’t have to start from scratch. In this session, we’ll explore the tools, templates, networks, and programs available to support new care farmers, including CFN’s mentorship program, online resource library, and peer support opportunities.
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Fundraising Strategies for Your Care Farm
Wednesday, October 8th
6:30–7:30 pm Eastern Time
Funding is one of the biggest hurdles for aspiring care farmers. In this session, we’ll explore practical fundraising strategies- from grants and individual donors to partnerships and earned income- while highlighting real-world examples of how care farms across the country are sustaining and growing their work.
This material is based upon work supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, through the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program under sub-award number LNE23-467.
Looking for past sessions?
You can explore recordings and resource lists from CFN’s 2023 Beginning Care Farming Series and 2024 Beginning Care Farming Series in our Resource Library. These sessions cover core topics like program design, land access, business models, and fundraising.