Social Farming (also known as Care Farming, Farming for Health or Green Care in
Agriculture) might be considered as an element of multifunctional agriculture, rural
development and ‘socialisation of care’. Social farming aims to provide social
services, health care, education and employment integration to vulnerable groups
(people with disability, psychiatric or addiction problems, disaffected youth, longterm unemployed, migrants, children and elderly). These initiatives add to the
economic viability of farmers and rural areas, enhance service-users’ quality of life
and enable society to supply cost-effective social care services.