CFN Receives SARE Grant To Build Capacity and Community of Care Farms
The Care Farming Network, a project 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 […]
Care Farming Network Update
As a special project of Red Wiggler Community Farm, the Care Farming Network is a catalyst for creating and sharing resources for Care Farms to be successful. After a successful National Virtual Launch in October, we have been busy outreaching and updating our Care Farming Directory to over 160 Care Farms. Check out our online […]
Care Farming Network: Instagram Live with Autism Career Pathways
Yesterday on August 24, 2022, Red Wiggler’s newest program, the Care Farming Network, participated in their very first Instagram Live with Autism Career Pathways. Check out the recording of the livestream. It was a great opportunity for people to learn about Care Farming and how it can create and support career pathways for autistic adults. […]
Online Conference “Celebrating Care Farming: Adapting to Change”
Care Farming is the therapeutic use of farming practices for marginalized or vulnerable groups of people. This model is common in the UK and Europe and goes by varying names, including Care Farming, Social Farming, and Social Care Farming; and the Care Farming movement is really growing all over the world.[spacer height=”20px”] We recently attended […]
7th National Farm-Based Education Conference
This fall, we were excited to be a part of the 7th National Farm-Based Education Conference held in Baltimore, MD from November 8-13, 2019. As part of the organizing committee, Red Wiggler organized a Social Care Farming Track which included workshops and a Social Care Farming Meetup for other farms working with vulnerable populations. […]