The organization of multifunctional agriculture for the provision of social/health/educational
services is spreading throughout Europe and elsewhere. This concept is not new, and the …

For the last ten years, Social farming (SF) has become an innovative practice able to
connect multifunctional agriculture and novel social services for urban and rural areas in …

Social innovation is considered a relevant concept to tackle societal challenges and needs
in rural areas and to promote smart, inclusive and sustainable growth. The characterising …

Social farming (SF) has emerged as a social innovation practice shaping heterogeneous
approaches and results. This study discusses the complexity of SF policy and practices, and …

Although social farming (SF) has been a successful endeavor in Catalonia over the last 30
years, it has not been visible for part of society, which is largely unaware of its existence …

Purpose This study investigates the drivers of social innovation in disability services with
specific reference to the context of nonprofit organizations of social farming. In addition, it …

Social farming in Italy has not developed homogeneously. In view of this, this article adopts
a multivariate analysis approach to analyse the heterogeneity and the similarities in the …

Social farming can ameliorate the everyday life of people engaged in farming activities,
including perceived changes in mood or behavior. It can also be therapeutic, as it can …

Social Farming (SF) is a rising practice that offers various typologies of initiatives involving
different actors. Peculiarities consist of the types of networks organized at the territorial level …

Social farming is a much-studied concept in the European Union, but debates continue on
the issues of standardised content and terminology. Therefore, this study involved an …