Leitrim Development Company wishes to recruit a Research and Policy Officer for Social Farming Ireland

Job Summary: Leitrim Development Company works closely with the Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine (DAFM) and many other stakeholders in developing and delivering the National Social Faming Ireland network and projects. The role will involve delivering the…

Did you know, Leitrim Development Company is a partner in the SoEngage Plus project funded through the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union (KA2 Strategic Partnership in the field of Vocational Education and Training). The overall objective of SoEngage Plus is to support farmers to learn about and engage in social farming and to promote their social farm supports for the economic benefit and…

Leitrim Development Company wishes to recruit a Regional Network Development worker for Social Farming.

Social Farming is the practice of offering activity on family farms as a form of social support service (www.socialfarmingacrossborders.org)

The work requires someone with an excellent understanding of Health and Social Care Provision (Social Farming), Rural Development, and the issues…

One of the original Pilot Social Farmers as part of our Social Farming Across Borders (SoFAB) project was one of the entrants in Bloom this year. Barry Kavanagh designed a large garden entitled "Across Boundaries" for Bloom 2016 with the help of many of the other pilot farmers and participants. The garden won a Gold Medal…