Green Care Farms

To promote purpose and belonging for people with dementia through the delivery of therapeutic gardening programs

Day Program

• farm-based agricultural program for people with dementia
• program offers respite to caregivers and/or families while addressing social care needs for members with dementia
• most of the program is concentrated in its own Sensory Garden, a designated half acre plot on a 165 acre farm with a specialized horticultural therapeutic design for people with dementia to grow herbs, produce and flowers for a participant farm share and the farm store

Group visits

• small group outings (3-5 clients per staff member)
• customized program that may include horticultural activities, exploring our Sensory Garden, meeting the animals, and eating lunch in the garden
• 2-hour or 3-hour tour with or without lunch * fees apply * reduced rates for multiple bookings or low-income people
• support people with dementia to access the outdoors

People with dementia or cognitive impairment

Call or email * continue to accept clients throughout the season depending on program capacity

Mon 9am-2pm

Program runs May 15 to Sep 25, 2023

• Halton Hills
• Milton