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Care Farming Scotland: progress and next steps

Care Farming Scotland: progress and next steps. Daye Tucker On behalf of Care Farming Scotland. Outline of presentation. Care Farming Scotland Progress and plans Diversification opportunities for farmers Rural sector supporting health objectives Next steps and contact details.

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Care Farming Scotland: progress and next steps

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  1. Care Farming Scotland: progress and next steps Daye Tucker On behalf of Care Farming Scotland

  2. Outline of presentation • Care Farming Scotland • Progress and plans • Diversification opportunities for farmers • Rural sector supporting health objectives • Next steps and contact details

  3. Care Farming Scotland Support growth of care farming in Scotland, through: • Promoting awareness of care farming • Facilitating links between interested service providers & land managers • Seeking to influence policy

  4. Progress and plans • First met June 2008 at Royal Highland Show • Steering Group convened for first time in August 2008 • Members: land-based sector, practitioners, health, social services • Launch May 2009 • Fully constituted and a Registered Charity by August 2010 • AGM Sept 2010, elect Board, continue activities Care Farming Scotland Steering Group

  5. New opportunities for farmers • Care farming brings opportunities to farming families who wish to diversify • Range of farms – from 9 acres to 450 acres • E.g.s. Farm to Work; Happy Hens; Cyrenians; Clachbeg Croft etc

  6. A range of care farms in Scotland • Addressing health and wellbeing, through providing a supportive working environment for people with social, health and economic needs • Building confidence, capacity, self-worth, life-skills and employability

  7. The rural sector contributing to health • Care farming clearly links the land-based sector with wellbeing and health • Evidence shows care farming has health and other benefits • More research needed to create a better understanding of these benefits

  8. CFS – next steps • PROCESS: • AGM, election of Board and Chairman • Appointment of a part-time project coordinator • ACTIONS: • Networking with statutory agencies to understand better the procurement of care, and what’s possible through care farming • Providing support for care farmers to network with one another • Continue to network and collaborate with others e.g. Trellis, FC Trellis, City Farms etc

  9. Contacts • www.carefarmingscotland.org.uk • Chairman details: tbc by Sept 15th

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