{"id":7146,"date":"2025-02-10T15:19:59","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T20:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=7146"},"modified":"2025-04-02T09:41:39","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T13:41:39","slug":"measuring-the-impact-of-care-farming","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/carefarmingnetwork.org\/resource\/measuring-the-impact-of-care-farming\/","title":{"rendered":"Measuring the Impact of Care Farming"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At the 2025 Care Farming Network National Conference, a facilitated discussion focused on identifying what is needed to effectively demonstrate the impact of care farming. This interactive session crowdsourced ideas and recommendations for researchers on how to enhance their work in support of care farmers and strengthen advocacy efforts for care farming at the national level. 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