Care farm offers farming men suffering from illness a chance to be themselves again

For men who have farmed but have been diagnosed with various illnesses, one farm in Dorset is making sure they have a place to feel like their old selves. Emily Ashworth finds out more.

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Care farm offers farming men suffering from illness a chance to be themselves again

To be in farming, you have to dedicate yourself to it wholeheartedly. As they say, it is not just a job, but a way of life, and to suddenly have to stop farming must be hard on the mind, body and soul....

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