{"id":6996,"date":"2025-01-28T16:25:08","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T21:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=6996"},"modified":"2025-01-28T16:25:08","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T21:25:08","slug":"residential-housing-life-sharing-communities-on-care-farms","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/resource\/residential-housing-life-sharing-communities-on-care-farms\/","title":{"rendered":"Residential Housing &amp; Life-Sharing Communities on Care Farms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A session exploring\u00a0<strong>Residential Housing &amp; Life-Sharing Communities on Care Farms<\/strong> was offered at the 2025 Care Farming Network National Conference.\u00a0The question was asked, &#8220;How do care farms provide residential housing and foster vibrant life-sharing communities?&#8221; Speakers shared insights into their unique models of integrating residential living on care farms, providing an overview of their farm\u2019s operations, discussing how they create supportive and inclusive environments for residents, and exploring the challenges and successes they have encountered along the way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The discussion featured inspiring presentations from two care farmers working\/living in life-sharing communities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Brian Chambers of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.farmsteads-ne.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Farmsteads of New England<\/a> (NH)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Shannon Kulig of <a href=\"https:\/\/communityhomestead.org\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Community Homestead<\/a> (WI)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Link to Presentations:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1Ruzfo_stxxZ57LvgWLSAWlNfilhCQgnS5EoeLwL4D3o\/edit?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Farmsteads of NE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1FQaGqITTLWdg6BBDQ-gG_EDqiygSiKxJ12pWyL4tqJU\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Community Homestead<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignwide has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" data-id=\"6997\" src=\"https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/farmsteads-of-new-england.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6997\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/farmsteads-of-new-england.jpg 800w, https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/farmsteads-of-new-england-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/farmsteads-of-new-england-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/farmsteads-of-new-england-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/farmsteads-of-new-england-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/farmsteads-of-new-england-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/farmsteads-of-new-england-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/farmsteads-of-new-england-180x180.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=a0M1bKG1lLs&amp;t=1s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"532\" height=\"333\" data-id=\"6998\" src=\"https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/community-homestead.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6998\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/community-homestead.jpg 532w, https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/community-homestead-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/community-homestead-240x150.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 532px) 100vw, 532px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Community Homestead <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":6999,"template":"","tags":[221,222],"topic":[218],"class_list":["post-6996","resource","type-resource","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-community-homestead","tag-farmsteads-of-new-england","topic-care-farm-models"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Residential Housing &amp; 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