farm Well
Farm Well, the series
Sometimes it’s hard to be a farmer today. That’s why farmers, farming organizations and researchers in Europe got together to look for solutions. New Heroes, Full Frame and project FARMWELL are proud to present Farm Well, the series about projects that improve farmers' well-being.
Meet the farmers who are making a difference! At Blikopener Festival you can watch all 6 short stories of farmers in Europe with inspiring and empowering social innovations: projects that improve mental, social and physical wellbeing. Smart and social solutions such as an energy community, emotional communication training, ethical seasonal work, care farms, open farm network and rural community building.
Company New Heroes
With our storytelling productions for Farmwell we aim to raise awareness about the social challenges of farmers in the local rural communities and in the wider society as a whole. And to better connect farmers to society, and improve the negative perception of society about farming.
About FARMWELL
FARMWELL is a Horizon 2020 European Thematic Network that aims at improving the mental, physical and social wellbeing of farmers. Making social innovations more accessible to address common social challenges. The serious social challenges that farmers are facing – including (mental) health issues and depression, isolation, physical risks, stress caused by negative societal perceptions, challenges of farm succession, gender issues – call for new and innovative solutions (social innovations).
In the context of agriculture and farming, innovation is often associated with technological innovation. Furthermore, while social innovation is gaining increasing importance also in the farming context, social innovation in farming mostly focuses on how to address a wider societal problems, and is rarely offered as a solution to improve the wellbeing of farmers.
The main novelty of FARMWELL is that it aims to help realizing social innovations with a focus on farmers and their families in various national and local contexts.