Irene Rudnyk photo shoot in Kindred Spirits Care Farm

A tender and lovely photo shoot by Irene Rudnyk, conducted in Kindred Spirits Care Farm.

The mission of the Kindred Spirits Care Farm is to promote compassion, cooperation and connection with the earth, animals and each other through sustainable care farming. Through this sustainable care farming we can help feed the world, slow climate change, build community and bring hope and healing to vulnerable people. It is a flexible, scalable and adaptable practice that is already changing lives.

How can an activity as simple as sustainable care farming have so many beneficial consequences? Part of it is in the practice of care farming itself, and part of it is how we implement it.

So, what is care farming? Care farming connects the healing power of horticultural therapy and/or animal therapy in a farm environment with vulnerable people who can benefit from meaningful time with plants and animals. The long term efficacy of care farming has been validated statistically in several studies in Western Europe where care farming is a common practice.

Kindred Spirits Care Farm takes care farming to a whole new level.

1. All their farm animals are rescued and their stories of rescue, recovery and ongoing happiness give hope to people who might also have experienced abuse, abandonment or neglect at the hands of people who had caregiver responsibilities.

2. Through farm education, they create opportunities for people to meaningfully interact with the natural world and learn about food’s origin from the earth.

3. They help build community by training people not only how to help feed themselves but also to help feed their communities through organic yard farming and urban agriculture.

4. All of their work is rooted in practices designed to improve soil, air, and water as we grow food that will nourish body, mind and spirit.

If you would like to help in their activity and to support this lovely place, go to their support page – Kindred Spirits Care Farm.