Care farms should be better promoted (From Essex County Standard)
Get involved: send your pictures, video, news and views by texting ECS to 80360, or email »
Care farms should be better promoted
3:45pm Wednesday 10th October 2012 in News
Essex University academic Rachel Bragg pictured with staff member Ellie Goff and a visitor at Butterfly Lodge care farm in Abberton.
AN ACADEMIC is trying to raise the profile of care farms such as one in Abberton.
Rachel Bragg will address the National Care Farming Conference and highlight the benefits of care farms.
Rachel is part of the Green Exercise Research Team at Essex University and recently visited Butterfly Lodge in Abberton.
Care farms allow people with mental and physical health problems to interact with animals and improve their well-being.
