{"id":7001,"date":"2025-01-28T16:42:14","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T21:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=7001"},"modified":"2025-01-28T16:43:47","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T21:43:47","slug":"exploring-community-care-farm-models-structures-opportunities-and-challenges","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/resource\/exploring-community-care-farm-models-structures-opportunities-and-challenges\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring Community Care Farm Models: Structures, Opportunities, and Challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What defines a \u201cCommunity Care Farm\u201d model? In this session hosted at the Care Farming Network&#8217;s National Conference, care farmers shared insights from their own farms, detailing the specific structures and frameworks they employ. They also discussed the unique considerations of the community farm model, including the opportunities for community engagement, inclusivity, and challenges of the community care farm model. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Presenters included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jenny Brongo of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homesteadsforhope.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Homesteads for Hope <\/a>(NY)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Alethea Vasilas of <a href=\"https:\/\/orkestaifarm.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Orkestei Farm<\/a> (NY)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Click to view slide presentations:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1Cbq3Y1UE-dikHGeJxf3eJcEDFfOchdWw\/edit?usp=sharing&amp;ouid=114284252734879987388&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Homestead for Hope<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1GDHnZ0sr5m9rS7-Ssf1NhM2tThLUTU54Vz7M_9Mp0L8\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Orkestai Farm<\/strong><\/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-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"7003\" src=\"https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/JennyBrongo-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7003\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/JennyBrongo-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/JennyBrongo-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/JennyBrongo-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/JennyBrongo-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/JennyBrongo-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/JennyBrongo.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jenny Brongo, Homesteads for Hope<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"662\" height=\"637\" data-id=\"7004\" src=\"https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Alethea.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7004\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Alethea.png 662w, https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Alethea-300x289.png 300w, https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Alethea-32x32.png 32w, https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Alethea-187x180.png 187w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>ALETHEA VASILAS<\/strong>, Orkestai Farm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":7002,"template":"","tags":[99,223,19,22],"topic":[218],"class_list":["post-7001","resource","type-resource","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-homesteads-for-hope","tag-orkestai-farm","tag-telling-your-story","tag-what-is-care-farming","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>Exploring Community Care Farm Models: Structures, Opportunities, and Challenges - 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\/exploring-community-care-farm-models-structures-opportunities-and-challenges\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Exploring Community Care Farm Models: Structures, Opportunities, and Challenges - Care Farming Network\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"What defines a \u201cCommunity Care Farm\u201d model? 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