Welcome

WHAT WE DO

We are working, researching and meeting yearly to enhance to scientific and practical knowledge of Care Farming in general and special themes in particular. The interdisciplinary approach works and teaches us to be specific about our research (outcomes) and using the knowledge from practice. We also inspire each other to keep working in our own countries and make others as enthusiastic as we are.

More about farming for health (also called green care, care farming or social farming) can be found in the section ABOUT on this website. 
   

INTERNATIONAL COP WORKSHOP

Since 2004 we started to meet in workshops and inspiring meetings. The first two years we organized our meetings in The Netherlands since the initiative was started by Stichting Omslag, Steunpunt Landbouw & Zorg and the Wageningen University. In 2006 we got together in Stavanger, Norway. In 2007,  we had a meeting in Ghent, Belgium. Our latest meeting was in Pisa, Italy in 2009. The results of these meetings have been put in the archive of this website. Our next meeting is scheduled for 2011 in the United Kingdom.

 
FARMING FOR HEALTH ONLINE

In the meantime we try to stay in contact with each other via our mailing list, forum discussions and other interactive actions. We are increasingly connected through social network websites (Facebook, LinkedIn, online photo sharing, weblogs, etc.). If you want to stay updated, please join this Community of Practice and feel welcome to link up with us online.
 

MEMBERSHIP

The Community is already joined by members from over 22 European countries, as well as members from North America, Asia and Africa. We hope to grow further, but also stronger in the coming years. If you want to join this community, please CONTACT us.

Photograph by: Massimo Vollaro
 

NEWS

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Photograph by: Massimo Vollaro