SOCIAL FARMING

1. SOCIAL FARMING Call:2016 - 2016-1-IT02-KA204-024381KA2 - Cooperation for Innovation and the Exchange of Good Practices-Strategic Partnerships for adult education

2. MODULE SOCIAL FARMING MODULE ONE

3. MODULE SOCIAL FARMING • Introduction to social farmingprovides information on: • Whatis social farming • Whouses a social farm • How social farmingisfinanced • Benefits of social farming • Social farm activities • Background to social farming • Planning to set up a social farm

4. MODULE SOCIAL FARMING Introduction to Social Farming Target Group: The module on social farming is targeted at farmers and farm families and interested in developing social farming Entry Requirements: There are no formal restrictions on entry Learning Method:Self directed learning

5. MODULE SOCIAL FARMING BACKGROUND TO SOCIAL FARMING

6. MODULE SOCIAL FARMING Background to Social Farming Before mechanism farming was labour intensive needing people with a wide range of skills and abilities Lack of care services for people with mental or physical needs Desire to support people by religious, self sufficient and other anthroposophic communities

7. MODULE SOCIAL FARMING Background to Social Farming The key priority areas included innovative strategies for improving knowledge of social farming, building networks, and developing a common judicial framework and shared vision

8. MODULE SOCIAL FARMING Background to Social Farming In the EU social farming comes under green care Green care is the use of nature to provide health, social or educational benefits

9. MODULE SOCIAL FARMING

10. MODULE SOCIAL FARMING Background to Social Farming Multifunction agriculture is a cornerstone of the European Agricultural Policy, to provide food, preserve the character of the countryside and offer wider social benefits

11. MODULE SOCIAL FARMING Background to Social Farming In 2006, the EU Commission funded the “So-Far” project The “So-Far” project lasted 30 months and included seven countries: Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, and Slovenia and 4,200 farms

12. MODULE SOCIAL FARMING Background to Social Farming The findings and recommendations of the project were published in 2009 in a work titled Supporting policies for Social Farming in Europe – Progressing Multifunctionality in Responsive Rural Areas (Di lacovo & O’Connor) http://www.umb.no/statisk/greencare/sofarbookpart1.pdf

13. MODULE SOCIAL FARMING MODULE 2

14. MODULE SOCIAL FARMING WHAT IS SOCIAL FARMING?

15. MODULE SOCIAL FARMING Background to Social Farming In most countries social farming is not an organised system It is mostly developed on a voluntary basis not supported by specific policies or institutional framework

16. MODULE SOCIAL FARMING Social farming varies in every country because of differences in farm practice, culture and the structure of health, social and education services

17. MODULE SOCIAL FARMING The aim is to promote mental and physical health by giving people the opportunity to spend time working on the land

18. MODULE SOCIAL FARMING Social Farming There is no agreed definition for social farming It is also known as: Care farming, Farming for health, Green care, Social agriculture, Green therapy

19. MODULE SOCIAL FARMING Social Farming Social Farming is both a traditional and an innovative use of agriculture and includes all activities that use agricultural resources, both from plants and animals, in order to promote (or to generate) therapy, rehabilitation, social inclusion, education and social services in rural areas. However, it is strictly related to farm activities where (small) groups of people can stay and work together with family farmers and social practitioners Francesco Di Iacovo, Deirdre O’Connor 2009 “So-Far Project”

20. MODULE SOCIAL FARMING Social Farming Social farms provide health (mental and physical), social or educational care support services through farm related activities to people from different vulnerable groups

21. MODULE SOCIAL FARMING Social Farming Social farms provide health (mental and physical), social or educational care support services through farm related activities to people from different vulnerable groups

22. MODULE SOCIAL FARMING Social Farming Care support services include organisations such as social services, health services, community mental health teams, education authorities, probation services who are responsible for providing care to vulnerable people

23. MODULE SOCIAL FARMING How is a social farm financed? Who are the care support providers providers in your area?

24. MODULE SOCIAL FARMING MODULE 3

25. MODULE SOCIAL FARMING HOW SOCIAL FARMS ARE FINANCED

26. MODULE SOCIAL FARMING Social Farming Social farms provide health (mental and physical), social or educational care support services through farm related activities to people from different vulnerable groups

27. MODULE SOCIAL FARMING Social Farming Farm related activities are all agricultural activities using animals and plants where people who need care support can work alongside the farmer Evidence that working with animals and plants improves mental and physical health

28. MODULE SOCIAL FARMING Social Farming Social farms provide health (mental and physical), social or educational care support services through farm related activities to people from different vulnerable groups

29. MODULE SOCIAL FARMING Social Farm Activities Make a list of vulnerable groups of people who need care support

30. MODULE SOCIAL FARMING Social Farming Vulnerable groups who need care support include a wide range of people: Young and old with health needs (both mental and physical), learning difficulties, socially excluded, have drug or alcohol addictions, substance abuse, sufferers of stress, dementia, depression, ex offenders or ex prisoners, long term unemployed…

31. MODULE SOCIAL FARMING Social Farming Vulnerable groups who need care support include a wide range of people: The local care support organisations who support these vulnerable groups Handout with links to local care support organisations

32. MODULE SOCIAL FARMING Social Farming Social farming provides the person withthe opportunity to be in a natural non clinical environment to take part in physical activities and be part of a group to improve self esteem, physical and mental health Some people need one-to-one support others can work independently

33. MODULE SOCIAL FARMING Social farming provides the farmer with the opportunity to carry out services on their farm which add to their income and diversify the scope of their activities and their role in society

34. MODULE SOCIAL FARMING Social Farming The partnership between farmers, care providers and the people they support has the potential to offer a solution to some of the EU’s health and social care needs, improve mental health, reduce obesity & other physical health problems

35. MODULE SOCIAL FARMING How is a social farm financed? Organisations who provide care support seek • Non-clinical options for the people they support • Services provided within the local community

36. MODULE SOCIAL FARMING How is a social farm financed? The farmer is paid for providing farm based activities by the organisations who provide care support to vulnerable groups of people. The activities are offered on the day/s that suit the farmer

37. MODULE SOCIAL FARMING How is a social farm financed? People who need care support attend the farm regularly as part of a structured care, rehabilitation or educational programme The farmer is supported by the organisation and staff responsible for providing care support for the people taking part in the social farm activities

38. MODULE SOCIAL FARMING How is a social farm financed? People can need care support can refer themselves using their personal budget or be referred by family members They are not employed on the farm and are not paid

39. MODULE SOCIAL FARMING How is a social farm financed? Social farms can also generate sales from the activities on the farm: Produce: fruit, vegetables, plants, dairy produce Farm Shop: farm produce, craftsTrade sales: plants, vegetables Subscriptions: donations

40. MODULE SOCIAL FARMING How is a social farm financed? The farm remains a typical working farm which carries out normal agricultural activities but where people who need care support can engage in farm activities supervised by the farmer Farmers and family farms represent an important resource to maintain and improve the social, economic and cultural sustainability of rural areas

41. MODULE SOCIAL FARMING http://www.umb.no/statisk/greencare/sofarbookpart1.pdf

42. MODULE SOCIAL FARMING Types of farms People who need care spend a day or part of a day on a farm To carry out activities Learn skills for future employment

43. MODULE SOCIAL FARMING MODULE 4

44. MODULE SOCIAL FARMING SOCIAL FARM ACTIVITIES

45. MODULE SOCIAL FARMING Social Farm Activities Social farm activities depend on the agricultural process on the farm

46. MODULE SOCIAL FARMING Social Farm Activities What animals do you have? What food production?

47. MODULE SOCIAL FARMING Socal Farm Activities • List all the types of farm activities you could offer people who need support

48. MODULE SOCIAL FARMING Manage Fences

49. MODULE SOCIAL FARMING Take care of animals

50. MODULE SOCIAL FARMING Plant vegetables, herbs, fruit & flowers