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Emotional support care farms help people with anxiety, depression. A new network is creating more

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The Red Wiggler Community Farm in Germantown, Md. allows people with and without developmental disabilities to engage in farm-based activities like picking crops. (Courtesy of Woody Woodroof)
The Red Wiggler Community Farm in Germantown, Md. allows people with and without developmental disabilities to engage in farm-based activities like picking crops. (Courtesy of Woody Woodroof)

Care farms are agricultural farms that help people address mental health issues such as anxiety, depression and grief. They're popular in the Netherlands and around Europe.

A new national care farming network hopes to provide mentorship and expand the number of care farms in the U.S.

Side Effects Public Media's Elizabeth Gabriel reports.

This segment aired on January 26, 2024.

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