Social farming is the practice of offering, farming and horticultural participation as a choice to people who avail of therapeutic day support services.
@WLPLeader Social Farming's Regional Development Officer for The South East Paul Kidd after completing the Teagasc Farm Safety Course in the Enniscorthy officer
@WLPLeader Social Farmer Denis O'Connor with Development Officer Paul Kidd at the first day for 3 Social Farming Participants on Denis and Shelly's Ragtree Equestrian Farm near Gorey Co. Wexford.
Some of the South East Social Farming Team at The National Conference. L to R. Jimmy Taaffe CEO of WLP. Aidan Murphy Farm Manager BOC Waterford, Yvonne Hoban Social Farmer ,Denis O'Connor Social Farmer. Paul Kidd, WLP, Sarah Lett and Rudy de Vreede Wexford
The National Conference on Social Farming took place in Dublin recently. In his opening address Prof Jim Kinsella @ucdagfood emphasized the potential for social farming in Ireland... https://t.co/zC5TyVI4f6 #socialfarming
@WLPLeader The National Social Farming Team. Paul Kidd. South East. Helen Doherty. Stefanie Jaeger. Brian Smyth. Dr Aislng Moroney. Norita Clesham. Andrew Chilton. absent from photo Margaret Leahy and Maryanne King
L to R Martin Rogan, Philip Farrelly (Wexford) Denis O'Connor Social Farmer, Robbie Robinson (Wexford) listen as Jeanette Leydon Education and Youth Support Worker outlines her views on Social Farming at the National Conference last Friday
Renata & Bill @ Ballinamona Social Farm Waterford with Paul Kidd and Anna Maria Dowling at the start of a new "Healthy Waterford" placement for 3 Participants this morning @WLPLeader@Lairdhse06