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The National Care Farming Initiative is a key organisation promoting the benefits of care farming.
Mind have a report that calls for a new green agenda for mental health, following growing evidence in support of an accessible, cost-effective and natural addition to existing treatment options - ecotherapy.
Research and Background Info
Cost-International Research into Care FarmingInformation about what a Community Interest Company is and what it means
Publication regarding the history of care farming across Europe
The Federation of City Farms and Gardens
Care Farm Case Studies
Care Farming Case Study working with Adults within the Autistic SpectrumProject with Offenders with Monty Don
The Magdalen Project
Highfields
Animal Assisted Therapy
Society for Companion Animal StudiesCaring for retired racehorses and children with special needs
Pets as therapy
Educational
healthy Schools InitiativeEco Schools
Learning Outside of the classroom-advice and resources
Government initiative encouraging schools to get involved with Food and Farming
The Countryside Foundation for Education- advice and resources
Farming and Countryside education- advice and resources
Sustainable Schools Initiative
Growing Schools Programme
Forest Schools
Every Child Matters
