CFN Receives SARE Grant To Build Capacity and Community of Care Farms
The Care Farming Network, a program of Red Wiggler Community Farm, received $257,000 from the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) to fund a research and education grant focused on Care Farming. Care Farming is the therapeutic use of farming practices for marginalized or vulnerable groups of people, and this grant will provide meaningful employment […]
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 […]