Kerry Social Farming

South Kerry Development Partnership CLG

Kerry Social Farming

Our Programmes Kerry Social Farming 1

Kerry Social Farming

Kerry Social Farming was founded in 2013 on principles of equality, social inclusion, voluntary community development and collaboration. The project promotes and operates social farming in Kerry as a viable option for achieving improved quality of life, greater inclusion and community networking for people with intellectual and physical disabilities, acquired brain injuries and those accessing mental health services. Kerry Social Farming is currently one of only two projects operating a voluntary model of social farming in Ireland, meaning that farmers are not paid for their time with participants.  It is a locally-led, community-based, shared service operating within our communities.
Host Farms are varied, offering a great range of farming activities to suit the needs and preferences of participants. Host farms range from suckler, beef, dairy, sheep and horticultural enterprises. Participants spend a full day or a half day each week on a host farm, working alongside the farmer. Normal farming life and activities continue while participants are present. Through the support of the host farmer, participants meet more people in the local rural community, getting to know the neighbours, other farmers and the farming family.

We are always keen to recruit new host farmers. If you think you might be interested, please get in touch – we’ll be happy to tell you more about what’s involved.

To find out more about our work, please see our project website www.kerrysocialfarming.ie  and have a look at our videos and information.

Our Programmes Kerry Social Farming 2

Sponsorship:

Kinisla has become a vital supporter of our voluntary model of social farming, providing direct funding to the project continuously from 2023 through to 2026. Beyond financial backing, Kinisla opens doors for Kerry Social Farming (KSF) by inviting facilitators to attend their dairy farm walks and information events throughout the county. This invaluable access has allowed us to connect directly with the dairy community, significantly raising the project’s profile and inspiring a number of new farmers to officially sign up with KSF.


For further details, please contact the relevant officer for your area listed below:

Area

Contact Name/Title

Office Location

Contact No.

E-mail

All

Joseph McCrohan

KSF Manager

West Main Street, Cahersiveen, Co. Kerry

066 9472724

087 2849165

jmccrohan@skdp.net

Cahersiveen & Mid Kerry

Emily Moran

KSF Facilitator

West Main Street, Cahersiveen, Co. Kerry

066 9472724

087 7647274

emoran@skdp.net

Killarney, East Kerry & Kenmare

John Lynch

KSF Facilitator

37 High Street, 2nd Floor,

Killarney, Co. Kerry

064 6636572

087 4435870

jlynch@skdp.net

All

Julie Brosnan

KSF Administrator

37 High Street, 2nd Floor,

Killarney, Co. Kerry

064 6636572

jbrosnan@skdp.net

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