Financials and Funding Archives - Care Farming Network https://dev.carefarmingnetwork.org/tag/financials-and-funding/ Mon, 12 Jan 2026 21:58:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://carefarmingnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cropped-cropped-CFN-logo-site-icon-01-1-32x32.png Financials and Funding Archives - Care Farming Network https://dev.carefarmingnetwork.org/tag/financials-and-funding/ 32 32 Grant Case Study + Organizational Timeline: Imagine That Farm https://carefarmingnetwork.org/grant-case-study-organizational-timeline-imagine-that-farm/ Mon, 12 Jan 2026 16:24:20 +0000 https://carefarmingnetwork.org/?p=10824 Amy Grace, LMFT of Imagine That Farm (Idaho) generously created two new resources for our Resource Library. If you’re looking for support around grant funding, community partnerships, and organizational development, these offerings are for you! Organizational Timeline and Strategy Amy writes: “From the start, collaboration was central. As program strategist, [I] built systems, partnerships, and […]

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Amy Grace, LMFT of Imagine That Farm (Idaho) generously created two new resources for our Resource Library. If you’re looking for support around grant funding, community partnerships, and organizational development, these offerings are for you!

Organizational Timeline and Strategy

Amy writes:

“From the start, collaboration was central. As program strategist, [I] built systems, partnerships, and curricula designed to grow beyond one farm and reach regional scale.”

Walk with Amy from 2019 to 2025 through building a partnership with Children’s Home Counseling Services; creating a replicable approach to integrating new therapists into care farm settings; and building a multi-farm regional network.

Timeline + Strategy

 

Grant Case Study: Care Farm Therapy

Learn how establishing community partnerships was a key strategy for Amy, and how a successful pilot program paved the way for a community grant award.

Amy writes:

“The grant enabled the program to move from a single pilot to a sustainable, multi-site, regional model, validating care farm therapy as a scalable, evidence-informed approach within mainstream mental health services.”

Read Amy’s Key Takeaways, Next Steps, and more:

GRANT CASE STUDY

About Imagine That Farm

Imagine That Farm connects mental health agencies and farms to create care farm therapy. We partner with professionals and organizations to integrate nature- and animal-assisted therapies into their work, providing expert guidance to launch care farms and foster meaningful collaborations.

Our trainings blend hands-on, nature-informed methods with clinical expertise, equipping practitioners to deliver deeply connected, life-changing care. Whether you’re building a new care farm or expanding an existing practice, we guide you every step of the way.

Learn more about Amy Grace, LMFT and Imagine that farm on their website.

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]]> CFN Hosted It’s First: Beginning Care Farmer Virtual Series https://carefarmingnetwork.org/beginning-care-farm-series/ Tue, 31 Oct 2023 19:43:00 +0000 https://carefarmingnetwork.org/?p=665 Care Farming Network hosted a 4-session series in September 2023. Each session focused on a specific topic that aspiring care farmers must consider as they begin their journey. The recorded sessions are available to view below, and each session includes a resource page with helpful information. Want to Start a Care Farm: Where To Begin? […]

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]]> Care Farming Network hosted a 4-session series in September 2023. Each session focused on a specific topic that aspiring care farmers must consider as they begin their journey. The recorded sessions are available to view below, and each session includes a resource page with helpful information.

Want to Start a Care Farm: Where To Begin?

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So you’re thinking about starting a care farm? Join us for a dive into the history and definition of care farming as we share various examples of care farms across the U.S. We explore how to connect with other care farmers, focusing on setting a strategy and tapping into resources to craft your vision. 

LINK TO RESOURCES SHARED DURING PRESENTATION

Exploring Business Models: Nonprofit, For-Profit, or Partnership?

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There are several ways a care farm can be structured. Understanding the various models- and their pros and cons- will help you identify which makes the most sense as you begin your care farming journey. We highlight the models using existing care farms as examples. 

LINK TO RESOURCES SHARED DURING PRESENTATION

Facility and Land Options: What’s Right for You?

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Whether you have land available for a care farm or are in the early stages of searching for land, this session will explore how to get you started. We cover zoning and insurance issues, walk through how you develop a list of needs for your land and facilities, and provide resources to help you navigate the process.  

LINK TO RESOURCES SHARED DURING PRESENTATION

How Do I Fund A Care Farm?

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A perennial question for all care farmers is “how do I raise money to launch and sustain a care farm?” We’ll share the importance of learning how to tell your story, walk through business plan development, and explore ways to access resources for both a nonprofit and for-profit entity. We’ll also share examples of successful fundraising strategies from care farms throughout our network.

LINK TO RESOURCES SHARED DURING PRESENTATION

This material is based upon work supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, through the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program under subaward number LNE23-467.

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