Care Farms was founded with the belief that rural communities could the more with their resources if they had informations on how to manage their soil, biodiversity and agriculture, and if they had information about possibilities for education, health and social services on farms, from kindergartens and day centres for people with dementia to health promotion, training in techniques for sutainable natural resources management and developing new sources of income.    

 We – Slovak organization  Zvieratá a ľudia navzájom o.z.  is this year 2022 are actively preparing and educating under the leadership of our Norwegian partner  Dyrebar Omsorg  because …Farms have a unique and versatile offer for a wide range of user groups. On a farm, there are often several animal species and many different opportunities for targeted activities and interactions with the animals. There is also a great potential for variation during a day, but also during the entire intervention period of a user. Interaction does not have to be only with the animals, but also with other people who are working or in interventions of their own on the farm.

We created Care Farms platform, which is an innovative training company using an online platform with training, technology and high quality products and services, co-funded by Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union. 

Our mission is: To empower local communities and build networking opportunities across the world, to work towards the sustainable use of local resources – with an overriding commintment to education and Care Farms community development.

Join the COMMUNITY THE INTERNATIONAL CENTER OF ANTHROZOOLOGY 

The International Center of Anthrozoology was established in Norway 2004 and is an inclusive and dynamic alliance. Their goal is to build a social and professional network, to promote AAI in the international community, and to enrich people’s knowledge and skills in AAI. The platform is initiated and carried out by professionals in Norway and Poland, however the content is a contribution from expert all over the world.

• Developing Care Farms platform, which will provide all partners with information and allow for the exchange of knowledget.
• Improving awareness, presenting and recognising the added economic value of Care Farms for society.
• Development and implementation of high-quality Care Farms services on active agricultural enterprises in cooperation with social services and institutions.
• Presenting the legal conditions for the implementation of Care Farming proposals to agricultural enterprises.
• Creating the certification criteria for high-quality Care Farms services on active agricultural enterprises (quality management systems).
• Presenting existing models and structures Norway partners country, as well as creating new models for the financing of Care Farms projects in Slovak agriculture.
• Promoting an Slovak collaborative effort and working together with interested parties.
• Developing and promoting education and further education programs for all people involved with Care Farms in the agriculture sectors.
• Supporting interdisciplinary research for Care Farms in the agriculture sector, in order to factually prove the effects and use of Care Farming intervention.
• Forcing collaborative efforts at the European level.