{"id":3435,"date":"2024-07-19T19:06:22","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T19:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/?page_id=3435"},"modified":"2025-12-19T13:17:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T18:17:50","slug":"mentorship-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/resources\/mentorship-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Mentorship Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3435\" class=\"elementor elementor-3435\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f640f3a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f640f3a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6ffe0b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a6ffe0b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4266626 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4266626\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Care Farming Network Mentorship Program\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c11e4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c11e4e\" 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<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\"><div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"557a3723-0e7c-4819-bb03-279d8010397a\"><div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\"><h3><em><b>Growing the Next Generation of Care Farmers<\/b><\/em><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-660ad71 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"660ad71\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-293cc63 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"293cc63\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9e82f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e9e82f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Program goals<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb944be elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb944be\" 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<div class=\"flex-shrink-0 flex flex-col relative items-end\"><div class=\"pt-0\"><div class=\"gizmo-bot-avatar flex h-8 w-8 items-center justify-center overflow-hidden rounded-full\"><div class=\"relative p-1 rounded-sm flex items-center justify-center bg-token-main-surface-primary text-token-text-primary h-8 w-8\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2025, the Care Farming Network launched its first-ever Mentorship Program, pairing seven beginning care farmers with experienced care farmers across the Northeast region through support from a USDA NE SARE grant. Over ten months, mentees set individualized learning goals, visited each other\u2019s farms, joined cohort learning sessions, and connected regularly through check-ins.<\/span><\/p><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"><div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\"><div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\"><div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"038bd2dc-3a75-4bf0-88ae-b6e739340027\"><div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\"><p><b>The result?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The opportunity to build relationships with seasoned care farmers proved invaluable, as mentees described the guidance, encouragement, and practical insight they received as transformative. With this support, participants strengthened their budding programs, clarified their visions, and completed a project proposal to advance their work. The year concluded with each mentee receiving a mini-grant to help bring their next steps to life, marking a powerful beginning for a growing movement of care farmers in the Northeast. And most importantly\u2014a deeper sense of belonging within a regional community of care farmers was built.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\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-009a011 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"009a011\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Program Highlights<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfa8af6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dfa8af6\" 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<div class=\"flex-shrink-0 flex flex-col relative items-end\"><div class=\"pt-0\"><div class=\"gizmo-bot-avatar flex h-8 w-8 items-center justify-center overflow-hidden rounded-full\"><div class=\"relative p-1 rounded-sm flex items-center justify-center bg-token-main-surface-primary text-token-text-primary h-8 w-8\"><h3><b>\u2728 7 Mentees + 7 Mentors<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Participants represented a diverse range of care farms\u2014from flower farms and vegetable CSAs to youth programs, vocational training initiatives, and livestock operations.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>\u2728 100% of mentees completed a grant application<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each mentee left the cohort with a polished proposal designed to secure funding for land access, infrastructure, accessibility improvements, program expansion, or community-based research.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>\u2728 Monthly 1:1 mentorship + small-group learning<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mentees were matched with seasoned mentors and provided the opportunity to visit each other\u2019s farms and gain invaluable expertise and hands-on experience.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>\u2728 A growing community of peer support<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Participants built strong relationships with one another, sharing challenges, resources, and encouragement throughout the program.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\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-0074d89 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0074d89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/care-farming-network-completes-mentorship-pilot-program\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more about the 2025 Mentorship Program<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-02875fc elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"02875fc\" 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-79ca3f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"79ca3f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Testimonials\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d00bba elementor-testimonial--skin-default elementor-testimonial--layout-image_inline elementor-testimonial--align-center elementor-arrows-yes elementor-pagination-type-bullets elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial-carousel\" data-id=\"3d00bba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;show_arrows&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pagination&quot;:&quot;bullets&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;space_between&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;space_between_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;space_between_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-main-swiper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Slides\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cThis mentorship gave me confidence. It helped me see that my vision is not only possible, it\u2019s needed.\u201d\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">2025 Mentee<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cMy mentor understood the challenges of growing a care farm from the ground up. Her honesty, warmth, and guidance were invaluable.\u201d\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">2025 Mentee<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cSupporting new care farmers reminded me why this movement matters. 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data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"206\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Christine--206x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-10556\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Christine--206x300.jpeg 206w, https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Christine--703x1024.jpeg 703w, https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Christine--768x1118.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Christine--124x180.jpeg 124w, https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Christine-.jpeg 906w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-0022d1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0022d1e\" 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<h4><b>Christine Baughman- <a href=\"https:\/\/bluebarnfarmnj.com\/\">Blue Barn Farm<\/a><\/b><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nurse and vet tech creating a place for people to enjoy nature, learn something new, and improve quality of life&#8211;regardless of ability, age, or background.<\/span><\/p><p><em><strong>Program Results:<\/strong><\/em> Grant writing confidence and a sense of community with fellow mentees.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dd49ef e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9dd49ef\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52dd2a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"52dd2a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Joanne-Cottam-Photo-225x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-10555\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Joanne-Cottam-Photo-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Joanne-Cottam-Photo-135x180.jpeg 135w, https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Joanne-Cottam-Photo.jpeg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-de15a22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de15a22\" 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<h4><b>Joanne Cottam \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fowlmanorfarm.com\/\">Fowl Manor Farm<\/a><\/b><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Veteran social worker blending therapeutic practice with farm-based learning in New Hampshire.<\/span><\/p><p><strong><em>Program Results:<\/em><\/strong> Applied and was approved to be a Massachusetts Department of Children and Families\u2019 Emerging Futures Program site, helping youth and young adults in foster care (including those with intellectual and developmental disabilities) gain job experience and career-readiness skills and connections.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78a9f10 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"78a9f10\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a236ac8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a236ac8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kristen-Head-Photo-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-10554\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kristen-Head-Photo-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kristen-Head-Photo-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kristen-Head-Photo-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kristen-Head-Photo-135x180.jpg 135w, https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kristen-Head-Photo.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-1a6e7d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a6e7d8\" 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<h4><b>Kristen Head \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xceptionalopps.org\/care-farming\">Xceptional Opportunities\u00a0<\/a><\/b><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leader of vocational training programs providing meaningful work experiences for adults with autism and developmental differences.<\/span><\/p><p><strong><em>Program Results:<\/em><\/strong> &#8220;We have received one additional grant and we&#8217;ve added new members to our care farm.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6163387 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6163387\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-635a652 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"635a652\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"217\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Suna-217x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-10553\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Suna-217x300.jpeg 217w, https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Suna-130x180.jpeg 130w, https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Suna.jpeg 642w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 217px) 100vw, 217px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-67bcc0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67bcc0c\" 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<h4><b>Suna Turgay \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flowerworkfarm.com\/\">Flowerwork Farm<\/a><\/b><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No-till flower farmer creating an accessible, regenerative space rooted in belonging, cultural connection, and community joy.<\/span><\/p><p><strong><em>Program Results:<\/em><\/strong> &#8220;My mentor farm has provided me with moral support and in-kind support.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b70bf7 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5b70bf7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-065268b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"065268b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Travis-bio-photo-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-10552\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Travis-bio-photo-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Travis-bio-photo-681x1024.jpg 681w, https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Travis-bio-photo-768x1155.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Travis-bio-photo-1022x1536.jpg 1022w, https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Travis-bio-photo-120x180.jpg 120w, https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Travis-bio-photo.jpg 1277w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-cfd2f52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cfd2f52\" 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<h4><b>Travis Holleman \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rootsCARES\/\">ROOTS Community Initiative<\/a><\/b><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Farm educator, permaculturist, and youth program leader using regenerative practices to spark joy, curiosity, and accessibility in the outdoors.<\/span><\/p><p><strong><em>Program Results: <\/em><\/strong>Improved accessibility in their programming. &#8220;Simplifying our scope is allowing us to be more flexible while still allowing for program growth.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e1c1e4 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6e1c1e4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80f1fa6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"80f1fa6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1610555413349-300x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-10558\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1610555413349-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1610555413349-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1610555413349-32x32.jpeg 32w, https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1610555413349-48x48.jpeg 48w, https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1610555413349-80x80.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1610555413349-180x180.jpeg 180w, https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1610555413349.jpeg 326w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-a591689 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a591689\" 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<h4><b>Jennifer Zeitler &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.openfarmswny.org\/\">Open Farms<\/a><\/b><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blends her experience with farming, nonprofit care farm leadership, occupational therapy, and mental health services to create an inclusive farm where people of all abilities connect with the land and rescued animals.<\/span><\/p><p><em><strong>Program Results:<\/strong><\/em> Launched a new program, Health and Hoof Station, which received grant funding. &#8220;We also anticipate ongoing relationships with our local special education departments through this program.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e57687 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3e57687\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-294f12c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"294f12c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"221\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Aeryn-Boyd-221x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-10557\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Aeryn-Boyd-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Aeryn-Boyd-755x1024.jpg 755w, https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Aeryn-Boyd-768x1042.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Aeryn-Boyd-133x180.jpg 133w, https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Aeryn-Boyd.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 221px) 100vw, 221px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-89a5a93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89a5a93\" 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<h4><b>Aeryn Boyd \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61584332924163#\">Aerry Berry Farm<\/a><\/b><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Emerging care farmer committed to sustainable agriculture, social equity, and research bridging farming and health outcomes for people with I\/DD.<\/span><\/p><p><strong><em>Program Results:<\/em><\/strong> &#8216;I&#8217;m ready to implement a care farm apprenticeship program, and I&#8217;m actively applying for grants and meeting with potential collaborators.&#8217;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d34012f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d34012f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0db1685 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0db1685\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccbbb35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ccbbb35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet the 2025 Mentors<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8b96e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8b96e0\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These mentors brought decades of experience in therapeutic agriculture, disability inclusion, farm management, community building, and leadership.<\/span><\/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-ed39a19 elementor-grid-4 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-loop-grid\" data-id=\"ed39a19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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title=\"Alethea-Orkestai (1)\" alt=\"Alethea-Orkestai (1)\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-9b7fb11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9b7fb11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/team-member\/alethea-vasilas\/\">Alethea Vasilas<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6151646 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6151646\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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href=\"https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/team-member\/brian-chambers\/\">Douglas \u201cBrian\u201d Chambers<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6151646 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6151646\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/team-member\/brian-chambers\/\">Learn more about Douglas \u201cBrian\u201d Chambers<\/a><\/p>\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\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"224\" class=\"elementor elementor-224 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7428 post-7428 team-member type-team-member status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-9b7fb11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9b7fb11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/team-member\/jennyrae-brongo\/\">Jennyrae Brongo<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6151646 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6151646\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a 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Woodroof<\/a><\/p>\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f87f2f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1f87f2f\" 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\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc3f052 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cc3f052\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac7023f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ac7023f\" 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style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Developed grant-ready project proposals for beginning care farmers<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Built a supportive peer network<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Created new pathways for collaboration<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Increased clarity around program design, farm-based services, and community partnerships<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\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-c83ebdd elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c83ebdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Mentorship-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3837\" alt=\"Mentorship Photo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Mentorship-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Mentorship-240x180.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Mentorship.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-4570574 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4570574\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Based on valuable feedback, CFN is designing a more robust, accessible, and sustainable program 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