Advice on Keeping Your Retired Farm Parents Active and Happy
Update: 2025-05-01
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Here are some resources on self-compassion:
- Dr. Kristin Neff's website Self-Compassion Practices: Cultivate Inner Peace and Joy - Self-Compassion (activities)
- Tara Brach's RAIN-of-Self-Compassion2 resource (PDF)
- AgriSafe's podcast episode on Gratitude
Here are resources on mentorship and farm succession:
- Check out your state's ag extension programs; many states have mentor-mentee opportunities under their new/beginning farm/ranch programs!
- For farmers who don't have successors, the Land Stewardship Project has resources for retiring farmers and landowners that help them continue their farms legacy and values.
- AgriSafe's webinar on Training Future Generations of Farmers Through Apprenticeship
- AgriSafe's webinar on the Three-Step Process to Farm Succession Planning
Here are useful resources from the National Institute of Aging:
- Cognitive health and older adults
- Activities for older adults
- "Healthy Aging Tips for the Older Adults in Your Life"
Here is one more resource from AgriSafe - a webinar on "Fall Prevention in Older Adults."
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Edited by Joel Sharpton for ProPodcastingServices.com
Special Guest: Beth Singer
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