FARMER CARE PROGRAMS

From the beginning, Real Farmer Care's foundational program has provided each farmer recipient a $100 self care payment to support a self-care need and build a network of farmers.

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Past programs:

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Mindfulness-Stress Reduction Online Series - Real Farmer Care recipients can learn  

mindfulness-based stress reduction practices and be in community with other farmer recipients in this free 3-session online series with Morgan Thompson, a qualified mindfulness-based stress reduction program instructor. These 1 hour and 45 minute sessions will take place over Zoom from 7:00 to 8:45pm ET on Wednesdays February 21st, February 28th, and March 6th 2024. If you are a Real Farmer Care recipient, learn more and sign up at the RSVP form: https://forms.gle/WmcT2iWcGQB5YWPm8

 

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As Real Farmer Care continues to grow, recipients will be able to access future Real Farmer Care programs including Therapy and Body Care Stipends for farmers seeking on-going mental health and body care support not accessible under health care insurance; Farmer Care and Leadership Retreats for farmers to connect, learn, and rejuvenate; Farmer Knowledge Exchange Program to share skills and knowledge among farmers; Farm Business Micro-Grants to expand their farming goals; In-Kind Donations for farmers and 1% Sales to Farmer Self Care through strategic partnerships; and a Farmer Care Crisis & Disaster Relief Fund for aiding emergency farmer care as farmers continue to navigate the lack of good health care and unpredictable devastation and financial impacts of climate change.

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Please support Real Farmer Care programs with a donation today.

 

Real Farmer Care is fiscally sponsored by American Farmland Trust, a 501c3 nonprofit organization. Your contribution is tax deductible to the extent allowable by law.