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Social Entrepreneurship – New Possibilities for the Rural AreasSocial Entrepreneurship – New Possibilities for the Rural Areas
14. november 201214. november 2012Lithuania, Trakai
Estonian Rural Network experiences with Social Farming
Meeri KloorenMeeri KloorenEstonia Rural Network UnitEstonia Rural Network Unit
What is Social Farming?What is Social Farming?
• There is no universally agreed definition of the concept of social farming
• Social Farming use farming and agriculture as a therapeutic tool to provide health, social or educational care services
• It is a “new” source of farm income and one of the multiple new functions that agriculture can fulfill in an urbanizing society.
• Different terms, same meaning: Care farming, Green care, farming for health
Social Farming in EuropeSocial Farming in Europe
Source: 18/03/2011 Social Farming Seminar in Northern Ireland, Aideen McGloin, Rural Development Section, School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine
What is Social Farming?What is Social Farming?VIDEOVIDEO
• Social Farming in the UK- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71CA-kHonhI&feature=player_embedded#!
ENRD Social Farming Thematic ENRD Social Farming Thematic InitiativeInitiative (1) (1)
• Estonian Rural Network (NRN) activities for Social Farming (SF) are based on European Network for Rural Development (ENRD) thematic working group.
• During the 4th NRN meeting held in Seville on the 8th of June 2009, the Italian National Rural Network proposed the establishment of a specific thematic activity on Social Farming and invited the other NRNs to express their interest in participating.
ENRD Social Farming Thematic ENRD Social Farming Thematic InitiativeInitiative (2) (2)
• The results of working group:
– Overview paper (small study) about Social Farming current status in EU countries
– Collected 17 case studies
– Participants from 7 EU member states: Austria, Belgium (Flanders), Finland, Ireland, Italy, Sweden and United Kingdom
– For more information: http://enrd.ec.europa.eu/themes/social-aspects/social-farming/en/social-farming_en.cfm
ENRD Social Farming Thematic ENRD Social Farming Thematic InitiativeInitiative (3) (3)
• The specific purpose of the social farming thematic initiative is to improve the implementation of RDPs (Rural Development Programs) in support of social farming and to provide inputs to the development of the future programming period at National and EU level.
Activities of Estonian Rural Network for Activities of Estonian Rural Network for Social Farming -SEMINARSSocial Farming -SEMINARS
• 8 December 2010 - Social farming Roundtable in Pahkla Camphill Village
• 13 December 2011 - Thematic day “Social farming - opportunities in Estonia”
• 28 March 2012 - Thematic day “Opportunities to start with Social farming?"
Activities of Estonian Rural Network for Activities of Estonian Rural Network for Social Farming -PICTURESSocial Farming -PICTURES
Activities of Estonian Rural Network for Activities of Estonian Rural Network for Social Farming - STUDY-TRIP (1)Social Farming - STUDY-TRIP (1)
• 29 November - 2 December 2011 - thematic study-trip about social farming to Italy (near Rome)
• Organized by Estonian Rural Network in cooperation with Italian Rural Network– Participants: Central Association of Estonian Farmers,
Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Social Affairs, Estonian, Unemployment Insurance Fund, Estonian Agricultural Registers and Information Board, Estonian Chamber of Disabled People.
• Visited different social farming organizations: “Agricultural Capodarco” farm, Iacchelli social farm, Garibaldi Institute etc.
Activities of Estonian Rural Network for Activities of Estonian Rural Network for Social Farming - STUDY-TRIP (2)Social Farming - STUDY-TRIP (2)
Activities of Estonian Rural Network for Activities of Estonian Rural Network for Social Farming - STUDY-TRIP (3)Social Farming - STUDY-TRIP (3)
• 10-13 April 2012 - thematic study-trip about social farming to South-Finland
• Organized by Estonian Rural Network in cooperation with Finnish Rural Network and Finnish Green Care– Participants: Central Association of Estonian Farmers,
Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Social Affairs, Estonian, Unemployment Insurance Fund, Estonian Agricultural Registers and Information Board, Estonian Chamber of Disabled People, farmers.
• Visited different social farming organizations: Ravuri Farm, Hausjärven Family Home, Ylitalon Alpakat Farm, Pitkäniemen Hospital etc.
Activities of Estonian Rural Network for Activities of Estonian Rural Network for Social Farming - STUDY-TRIP (4)Social Farming - STUDY-TRIP (4)
Activities of Estonian Rural Network for Activities of Estonian Rural Network for Social Farming - SURVEYSocial Farming - SURVEY
• December 2011 - Mini-Survey “Social farming in Estonia 2011”
• Main purpose was to find out the current state, problems and possible solutions of social farming in Estonia
• Participants: farmers, NGOs, local governments
• The results showed that people do not know much about social farming and its´ opportunities.
Activities of Estonian Rural Network for Activities of Estonian Rural Network for Social FarmingSocial Farming
• Social farming web page on www.maainfo.ee where we collect different materials (articles, events, surveys etc.)
Activities of Estonian Rural Network for Activities of Estonian Rural Network for Social FarmingSocial Farming
• Future plans:
– 28-29 November 2012 Social farming theme day with study-visit to Estonia.
– 2013 …- Seminars and study visit to some EU country
Leader and Social FarmingLeader and Social Farming
• Leader programme offers great opportunity to support social farming activities. Because it allows different investments related to disabled people.
• For example in Estonia Leader programme has supported projects like:– Furnishing working places for disabled people– Bulding parking spaces and pavements for horse therapy centre– Trainings – Bulding entrances for wheelchairs
