3.1 A typical urban care farm in the English Midlands, 57 incorporating stabling, educational
areas, open public space, allotments, animal enclosures, a shop and several other facilities …

Despite the connections between soils and human health, there has not been a great
amount of attention focused on this area when compared to many other fields of scientific …

Community gardening is increasingly framed and promoted as a way to foster healthful
behaviours, as a wellbeing practice, and as a public health tool. This paper draws on semi …

Care farming (also called social farming) is the therapeutic use of agricultural and farming
practices. Service users and communities supported through care farming include people …

Harnessing nature to promote mental health is increasingly seen as a sustainable solution
to healthcare across the industrialised world. The benefits of these approaches to well …

This study investigated definition of care farming in which advanced countries in agricultural
industry such as Netherlands and Belgium increase their interest and investment, and …

This paper uses a multiple case study approach to researching people's everyday lives and
experiences of six community farms and gardens in diverse settings in China and England …

Introduction: The use of horticulture in mental health settings is widespread. Moreover, its
effectiveness is supported by a body of qualitative evidence. Aims: The investigators in this …

Horticultural Therapy is ideally suited to engage veterans alienated from traditional civilian
healthcare routes who present with a range of complex and challenging healthcare needs. It …

The aim of this study was to evaluate a 1‐year social farming programme conducted
between 2014 and 2015, including horticultural and occupational activities on six …