“Sowing a Community for People With Disabilities”
Peacehaven Community Farm in Guilford County is hoping to become a national model for how to shelter and respectfully serve people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Care Farm Meet-ups and Farm Tours
Are you looking to meet fellow care farmers in your region? Are you curious to explore how care farms operate? CFN is co-hosting care farm meetups and tours throughout the coming months at various farms, and you’re invited to join in the fun! Pennsylvania Meetup in September Homefields Care Farm is an award-winning nonprofit organization dedicated […]
2024 Beginning Care Farming Virtual Series
Care Farming Network hosted a 3-session series in September 2024. Each session focused on a specific topic that aspiring care farmers must consider as they begin their journey. The recorded sessions are available to view below, and each session includes a resource page with helpful information. Find recordings and resource lists for CFN’s 2023 series […]
August Monthly Member Gathering: Effective Nonprofit Board Governance
Join us in August to discuss how nonprofit Care Farms can build and support an Effective Board of Directors.
Want to Start A Care Farm: Planning & Funding Your Care Farm!
Are you an aspiring care farm with the dream of starting your own farm? Join us to discuss how to get started as we share various examples of care farms across the U.S. We’ll explore how to connect with other care farmers, focus on setting a strategy, and tap into resources to craft your vision […]
Exploring Business Models and Facility/Land Options for Your Care Farm
A Care Farm can be structured in several ways. Understanding the various models- and their pros and cons- will help you identify which makes the most sense as you begin your care farming journey. We’ll also cover zoning and insurance issues, walk through how you develop a list of needs for your land and facilities, […]
Care Farming Network’s Mentorship Program
This webinar will provide an overview of Care Farming Network’s NEW Mentorship Program, which we are excited to be piloting in 2024. This program will offer aspiring care farmers in the Northeast region of the US the opportunity to enhance their business and farming practices while increasing employment opportunities for individuals with intellectual and/or developmental […]
How To (Better) Tell Your Care Farm’s Story
June’s monthly member gathering discusses how care farms are telling their stories in intriguing ways that capture the attention of local supporters, including local media outlets. Guest Presenters include Care Farm employees from Greens Do Good and 21 Roots Farm. Resources Shared at Member Monthly Gathering Watch the Recording View the Presentation Slides What Is Care Farming Video […]
21 Roots Farm Tour & Meetup (MN)
Come meet fellow care farmers for a tour at 21 Roots Farm in Minnesota
A Brief History of Care Farming
The concept of care farming has roots in various historical practices and philosophies that recognize the therapeutic benefits of working with nature and animals. While the term “care farming” itself may be relatively modern, the principles and practices it encompasses have deep historical and cultural significance. Early Beginnings Throughout history, people have engaged in agricultural […]