{"id":10052,"date":"2025-10-22T12:51:59","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T16:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=10052"},"modified":"2025-10-22T13:02:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T17:02:55","slug":"2024-beginning-care-farming-virtual-series-recap","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/resource\/2024-beginning-care-farming-virtual-series-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 Beginning Care Farming Virtual Series Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10052\" class=\"elementor elementor-10052\" data-elementor-post-type=\"resource\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b4e45bf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5b4e45bf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92cb34e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"92cb34e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Care Farming Network hosted a 3-session series in September 2024. 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.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a56e5c8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a56e5c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07da693 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07da693\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Session One: <em>Want to Start A Care Farm: Planning &amp; Funding Your Care Farm<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/resource\/want-to-start-a-care-farm-planning-funding-your-care-farm-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Watch Here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1SxkqxiMgelxupZaGKVpWtWSBUflC_6eawOchQ9VNu_E\/edit?tab=t.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Links to resources shared during the webinar<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Are you an aspiring care farm with the dream of starting your own farm? This webinar shows how to get started and shares various examples of care farms across the U.S. We explore how to connect with other care farmers, focus on setting a strategy,\u00a0 and tap into resources to craft your vision to get you started! This discussion also includes various funding opportunities available for new care farmers.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46caf5b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"46caf5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e74477a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e74477a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Session Two:<em> Exploring Business Models and Facility &amp; Land Options for Your Care Farm <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/resource\/exploring-business-models-and-facility-land-options-for-your-care-farm-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Watch Here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1QzLy5TbMtj41NF4W1XrJEysnyHrTB9gPcBHKGqM5nqE\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Links to resources shared during the webinar<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>A Care Farm can be structured in several ways. 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.\u00a0 We also 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.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0ab265 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a0ab265\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-850cc52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"850cc52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Session Three: <em>Care Farming Network\u2019s Mentorship Program<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/resource\/care-farming-networks-mentorship-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Watch Here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>CFN presented an overview of\u00a0our new Mentorship Program, which we are excited to be piloting in 2024-2025. CFN\u2019s Mentorship Program will provide an opportunity for beginning care farmers in the Northeast who are working with or seeking to work with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) to advance their businesses and their care farming practices, with the overall goal of employing more people with IDD on care farms.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8ac246 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a8ac246\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-728ce5f elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"728ce5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/SARE_Northeast_CMYK-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-6803\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/SARE_Northeast_CMYK-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/SARE_Northeast_CMYK-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/SARE_Northeast_CMYK-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/SARE_Northeast_CMYK-80x80.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">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 sub-award number LNE23-467.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"featured_media":10054,"template":"","tags":[96],"topic":[58],"class_list":["post-10052","resource","type-resource","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-beginning-care-farmer-series","topic-getting-started"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>2024 Beginning Care Farming Virtual Series Recap - Care Farming Network<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/resource\/2024-beginning-care-farming-virtual-series-recap\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"2024 Beginning Care Farming Virtual Series Recap - Care Farming Network\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Care Farming Network hosted a 3-session series in September 2024. 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