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The Sligo/Leitrim TD whose role as a junior minister includes responsibility for public health and well-being is highlighting the work of Social Farming Ireland. Social farming offers people who are socially, physically, mentally or intellectually disadvantaged the opportunity to spend time on a fam…

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International experience and growing experience in this country indicates that social farming has significant potential to make a difference.

A disability service in Co Louth has said a social farming project has transformed the lives of some of its members.

Grace Cooney’s feet are planted in the soil of her farm in her native east Cavan ,where she is keen to give back through social farming.