Detroit-Area Nonprofit Known For Empowering Adults With Disabilities Moves Into Larger Facility
by Dylan Siwicki CLINTON TOWNSHIP, MI — A well-known Detroit-area nonprofit known for empowering adults with disabilities has a new facility. Dutton Farm, which serves over 180 adults across Oakland and Macomb counties, moved into the former Anthem Church at 43785 Gratiot Avenue in Clinton Township on Monday. The new 16,000-square-foot facility includes culinary training, […]
Three Years of Building the Care Farming Movement with USDA Northeast SARE
Care Farming Network recently completed a three-year, $257,753 Research and Education grant from the USDA’s Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program. This grant allowed us to test and prove that when care farmers are less isolated in their work, both individual farms and the broader movement grow stronger. What We Set Out to […]
Red Wiggler: A Care Farm for Care Farms
by Avery Marks In the Spring edition of Plenty Magazine, Avery Marks recounts a visit to Red Wiggler Care Farm and dives into the origins of Red Wiggler and Care Farming Network (CFN). Marks paints a picture of a typical day at the farm—where staff with and without intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD) work together to grow […]
SMB Arbor Farm Rural Day Program
The SMB Disability Solutions Arbor Farm Rural Day Program, colloquially referred to as the “Farm Program,” is a Day Support Services therapeutic agriculture program located in Rochester, Minnesota. The program serves adults with brain injuries, mental health conditions, developmental disabilities, and other physical and neurological disabilities. Participants actively engage with each other and staff while […]
Growing Joy: Red Wiggler Care Farm
by James Whitman By midmorning, crates of greens are already stacking up near the wash station of Red Wiggler Care Farm. A line of growers moves steadily down a row, hands practiced, eyes trained on what’s ready for harvest and what needs another day. Someone calls out a question about bunch sizes. Someone else laughs. […]
CFN Co-Directors Discuss Care Farming on Changing the Conversation Podcast
Published by C4 Innovations, May 11th, 2026 Care Farming Network (CFN) was featured on the Changing the Conversation podcast by C4 Innovations, hosted by Livia Davis. CFN Co-Directors Andrea Barnhart and Kate Mudge discuss the potential for care farms to act as community anchors nurtured by social purpose. Andrea and Kate share the origin story […]
2027 Care Farming Network National Conference
2027 Care Farming Network National Conference “This is Care Farming” Raleigh–Durham–Chapel Hill Region, North CarolinaLate January / Early February 2027 (Exact dates coming in mid-July 2026 — save the date now!) The Care Farming Network is excited to announce our 3rd National Conference. What began as a long-held hope to gather care farmers from across […]
Join CFN’s Monthly Open Office Hour
Have questions about care farming? Need guidance or resources? Join the Care Farming Network’s Open Office Hour on Tuesday, July 21st at 10 AM (Eastern Time) 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 […]
Join CFN’s Monthly Open Office Hour
Have questions about care farming? Need guidance or resources? Join the Care Farming Network’s Open Office Hour on Tuesday, June 16th at 10 AM (Eastern Time) 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 […]
Bridges for Brain Injury / Wildlife Rockstars
Bridges for Brain Injury is dedicated to raising awareness of not only the effects of traumatic brain injury and living with a disability, but of how prevention practices can make a difference in someone’s life. Based in Farmington, New York, they guide individuals with a traumatic brain injury and physical disabilities and their families by […]