{"id":7137,"date":"2025-02-10T14:49:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T19:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=7137"},"modified":"2025-03-18T17:29:35","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T21:29:35","slug":"lessons-learned-what-i-wish-i-knew-before-starting-a-care-farm","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/resource\/lessons-learned-what-i-wish-i-knew-before-starting-a-care-farm\/","title":{"rendered":"Lessons Learned: What I Wish I Knew Before Starting a Care Farm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At the 2025 National Care Farming Network National Conference, three established care farmers shared invaluable lessons they&#8217;ve learned along the way.  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