Social Farming Ireland 🥕🐄🌾

In partnership with The Royal Countryside Fund we are delivering FREE Farm Resilience Workshops designed to support farmers & their businesses through challenging times 📍Cookstown 📅27th March Places are limited – don’t miss out.👉 Sign up now - farmsupport@ruralsupport.org.uk

The day has arrived & we are so excited to see folk across NI coming together in support of us! If you’re hosting or taking part in a fundraiser today we would❤️to see what you’re up to!📸Tag us in your photo🎥 Share your videos📲Spread the word about our vital support services

Q: Are #carefarms competing? A: It is important to match the individual participant's interests, needs & location - result usually 1 or sometimes 2 farms are appropriate.

The magic above the Iron Mountain in Leitrim tonight! ✨ The old stories of this area say that the Tuatha De Danann arrived in a cloud of mist on this mountain when they first came to Ireland. And many years later when their rein ended, it was to this mountain they were banished. We watched as the mist crept from Lough Allen tonight, it slowly swallowed Arigna and then it took the mountain. Maybe on nights as special as this, those spirits come out to walk the land again. #Leitrim #Roscommon #northernlights

Join Waterford Leader Partnership (WLP CLG) as a Part-Time Administrator for the Social Farming Ireland Network and help make a real difference in rural communities. 📄 Details: wlp.ie/part-time-admi… ✅ Apply by Jan 29, 5 PM #SocialFarming #Hiring #ApplyNow #JoinOurTeam

At Yellow Road Social Farm farming is about more than food – it’s about people. Bringing together farmers & participants in a way that benefits everyone involved. Social farming creates stronger farms, healthier people & more connected rural communities youtube.com/watch?v=ckkc1o…

Celebrating 14 years of service! Mike Hale retires from the Rural Social Scheme after an incredible contribution to our community. We’re pleased Mike will continue with us as a Social Farmer through the Social Farming Programme. #WaterfordLEADERPartnership #SocialFarming #RSS

Some lovely moments captured recently on Marie and Jimmy's farm in Co. Galway! Participants from the Brothers of Charity Services & Nua Healthcare spent time on the farm, learning new skills, and enjoying the supportive farm environment. #SocialFarmingIreland #EqualityMatters

Grief changes everything in life & on the farm. That’s why our Life Beyond service offers more than counselling. We also provide farm business mentoring helping you manage the practical challenges that follow a loss☎️08001381678 youtube.com/watch?v=f-4M8-…

The amazing Farmers Choir NI will be hosting a special Christmas Carol Event in aid of Life Beyond. Come along for an uplifting night of carols, connection & festive cheer in aid for our berevement support programme📍St Patrick's Parish Church, Kilrea📅Tues 2nd December🕒8pm

Helen from Social farming Ireland telling us about the benefits of social farming @Lairdhse06

The claims system for ACRES Non-Productive Investments (NPIs) is open. They may be submitted for implementation of all NPIs approved to date. #Farmers may lodge their own claims or engage an #ACRES advisor to do so. Find out more: gov.ie/en/department-… Video: @AcresIreland

We look forward to bringing you many more films and short clips over the next quarter of 2025!

We were at the Women in Ag Conference this week in Sligo, one of the themes dealt with was Succession in Farming. We captured a piece from Dr Anne Kinsella in Teagasc this summer which captures how social farming can be a bridge for the generations to use the farm together.

It's not every day that you get to walk a pig for work. Social Farming is a wonderful idea, and fits so well with the Inclusive Paths project @Lairdhse06

We are recruiting an Employment Specialist in Sligo to support people in recovery into or back to work in collaboration with @HSELive community teams. For a full job description email sofihr@ldco.ie

#ACRES achievements: we want to spotlight Laura Woulfe & family. Watch the heartwarming footage they sent in after installing a #barnowl box. This is an #ACRESNPI action you too could implement on your farm. Your ACRES advisor needs to submit your application before 17 Oct 2025.

Our final day of our #socialfarmingireland Awareness week 2025 All set up amd ready here in Killowen on #Wicklow/#wexford border to tell the local story of social farming.

We were delighted to welcome Aoibheann @RuralSupport to our open day yesterday!This week we celebrate #SocialFarmingAwarenessWeek on both sides of the border as Rural Support mark 10 years of SocialFarming! Proud of the strong collaboration between @leitrimdevco & @RuralSupport

@OireachtasNews @AindriasMoynih1 @KerrySocialFarm We look forward to presenting and meeting you there on Wednesday afternoon. @AindriasMoynih1 @MichaelFitzTD @Martin_Kenny @leitrimdevco

The Committee on Agriculture & Food chaired by Deputy @AindriasMoynih1 meets on Wednesday to engage on social farming & separately on Supports for Private Advisory Service Providers delivering advice on Nitrates & Water Quality improvements. More info: oir.ie/7e2c782