Author Topic: care farming (Read 2331 times)

animalcrackers · « **on:** May 26, 2016, 06:13:42 pm »

has anyone any experience of care farming

waterbuffalofarmer · « **Reply #1 on:** May 26, 2016, 06:22:26 pm »

No but I would be interested in what it is

devonlady · « **Reply #2 on:** May 26, 2016, 06:24:06 pm »

Me too!

waterbuffalofarmer · « **Reply #3 on:** May 26, 2016, 06:26:06 pm »

hang on I remember what it is, it is fostering children and rearing them up on your farm, so they can help out too but also have a very good home. I know of someone who runs a smallholding and fostered about 6-7 children, they are well looked after and he is a lovely guy and very caring and they have a very happy life.

benkt · « **Reply #4 on:** May 26, 2016, 06:44:25 pm »

Its an umbrella term I think for any kind of 'therapeutic' use of a farm. We've looked in to it before, and I guess done some of it - to a small extent. We used to have weekly visits from a small group of severely disabled ladies and their carers who would meet the animals and then help with some simple jobs such as sowing seeds and potting on.
We talked for a while about running a more serious program with a local market garden/nursery and farm shop that works with adults with learning difficulties and mental health issues, but then my wife went back to hospital work full time and the momentum was lost

mowhaugh · « **Reply #5 on:** May 26, 2016, 08:34:39 pm »

It's something I am very interested in developing here once all our children are at school, although I expect just how rural we are may be a disadvantage.

Womble · « **Reply #6 on:** May 26, 2016, 10:53:45 pm »

We used to live just up the road from this place: https://silverbirchscotland.org.uk/

A great bunch of folks, who were doing a great job for both the local community and themselves