Beekeeping As A Therapeutic Practice
🐝Join the Care Farming Network for our May Monthly Gathering, where we’ll explore the power of animal-assisted interventions with a special focus on therapeutic beekeeping. 🐝 Therapeutic beekeeping has been shown to reduce symptoms of PTSD, anxiety, and depression by encouraging mindfulness, routine, sensory awareness, and connection to living systems. Working with bees also builds confidence, […]
CFR DONOR SPOTLIGHT: RED WIGGLER CARE FARM
For March’s blog, we reached out to our contact at Red Wiggler Care Farm, Rachel Armistead. Red Wiggler has been a member of Community Food Rescue since 2016 and has donated 22,732lbs (18,943 meals) since then. Read on to hear what Rachel shared with us. “Red Wiggler Care Farm, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit here in Montgomery County, […]
Care Farming in Action: CFN’s Visit to Mandy’s Farm
One of our favorite things to do at Care Farming Network is to visit care farms during our travels. This past month we had the privilege of visiting Mandy’s Farm in Albuquerque, New Mexico. We were warmly welcomed by the apprentices and staff to their desert farm and are excited to share our learnings about […]
Care Farming Network at the 2025 AgrAbility National Training Workshop
Care Farming Network recently attended the 2025 AgrAbility National Training Workshop in Las Cruces New Mexico, and we are excited to share the insights and connections made during our trip. The vision of AgrAbility is to enhance the quality of life for farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural workers with disabilities, and they work to support […]
Join CFN’s Monthly Open Office Hour – May 20th!
Have questions about care farming? Need guidance or resources? Join the Care Farming Network’s Open Office Hour on Tuesday, May 20th at 10 AM (ET) for a casual, drop-in session where you can connect, ask questions, and get support. Whether you’re seeking advice, looking to troubleshoot a challenge, or just want to connect with the […]
Shaping Our Language, Strengthening Our Movement: A Conversation on Care Farming Language
Join us for Care Farming Network’s April Monthly Member Gathering Language plays a powerful role in how we communicate our impact, advocate for care farming, and foster inclusivity within our community. Join us for a thought-provoking presentation and discussion on how we define care farming practices, choose terminology that reflects our values, and develop a […]
At Plant For A Change, all people, regardless of ability, work side-by-side
Nashville’s News Channel 5 profiled Plant For A Change, a Tennessee-based employer empowering an inclusive and accessible conservation workforce through cultivating native habitats with keystone plants.
Re-Creating the “Asylum Farm”
Today’s state hospital patients sit idle on massive grounds designed to sustain meaningful work. Author: John Hirschauer Though it’s often said that America “closed the asylums” in the twentieth century, every state still operates at least one public mental institution. These facilities, called state hospitals, are the last stop on each state’s continuum of care […]
Fertile Ground for Inclusivity: Differently Abled Adults Discover Farming
As you leave the two-lane highway to enter the graveled road that leads to the 12-acre Red Wiggler farm, an eastern towhee darts across your path and the wilderness opens on your left. Then the large red barn comes into view. To your right lies the heartbeat of the farm, the multipurpose building where the […]
Quarterly Quick Connect: Building Regional & Focused Care Farming Networks
March’s Monthly Member Gathering is our first-ever “Quarterly Quick Connect“, a dedicated space to engage with fellow care farmers in your geographical region and connect with others working in similar focus areas—whether it’s I/DD support, mental health therapy, eldercare, veterans, or other specific populations. Don’t miss this chance to build connections, exchange ideas, and meet […]