Care Farming Network Helps Students Grow Their Knowledge
We were thrilled to present a session on care farming in the United States to students at Warren Wilson College: “Growing Resilience: Care Farming in the Netherlands” is a new class offered by Professor Sarah Himmelheber which culminates in a 2-week trip to the Netherlands to spend time on care farms, like Noorderhoeve. What a pleasure it was to discuss […]
Care Farming Network Launch!
The Care Farming Network celebrated its “virtual launch” on October 6th! We shared our history, heard from four Care Farms throughout the country, and hosted an open forum to hear from members about how we can offer support to farmers and grow a robust national network. Special thanks to Desert Survivors, Old School Farms, Urban Autism Solutions, and Little […]
How a Farm Could Revolutionize Mental Health Care in Canada
April 21, 2017 Published by Eli’s Place Communications Team What does a farm have to do with mental health care? A couple of weeks ago, a farmer in Smith Falls Ontario posted an ad on Kijiji announcing that he was looking to gift his beautiful historic waterfront hobby farm – complete with an 1830s stone […]