Timestamps:
- 3:27: Cher Harpster shares how state extension offices can support aspiring and established care farmers
- 14:24: Jenna Umbriac explores Manna Food Center’s partnership with Red Wiggler Care Farm and other local farms
- 31:32: Amy Grace shares about Imagine That Farm’s partnership with Children’s Home Counseling Services to provide mental health therapy in a farm setting and train therapists for care farm programming
- 47:39: Q&A
Care farms sit at the intersection of agriculture, health, and social services, and strong partnerships are what make them work. This webinar brings together care farmers and key partners including Jenna Umbriac, RD of Manna Food Center, Cher Harpster of Pennsylvania Cooperative Extension, and Amy Grace, LMFT of Imagine That Care Farm, a partner of Children’s Home Counseling Services, to show how bridging sectors strengthens impact.
Together, presenters and attendees explore how to identify aligned partners, build mutually beneficial relationships, and share resources for funding, training, referrals, and participant support.
This special Encore Webinar was one of our most popular conference presentations at the 2026 Care Farming Network National Conference.
Presentation Slides:
- Cher Harpster, Pennsylvania Cooperative Extension (PA): Slide Presentation
- Jenna Umbriac, RD, Manna Food Center (MD): Slide Presentation
- Amy Grace, LMFT, Imagine That Farm (ID): Slide Presentation
Additional Resources:
- Explore Penn State Extension’s offerings or try Tilva, their AI tool, on their website.
- Imagine That Farm: Grant Case Study
- Imagine That Farm: Organizational Timeline & Strategy