About Cultivemos
On this page you can find resources produced by the Cultivemos network. Check out the podcasts and resource guides below, or visit the Cultivemos microsite to learn more about the project.
Agriculture is an economic and social bedrock of the United States, yet for decades, farmers, ranchers, and farmworkers have endured growing challenges that increase their levels of stress.
Cultivemos (formerly known as FRSAN-NE, the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network Northeast) aims to improve behavioral health awareness, literacy, access, and outcomes for farmers, ranchers, and farmworkers in the Northeast by developing a service provider network that can assist and meet the unique needs of agricultural workers.
Read an interview with some members of our Farmer Services team involved in the Cultivemos work.
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Resources for Farmworkers
Managing Finances in the US | Financial and Health Literacy for Farmworkers
Farmworkers have new financial and health literacy resources available to help them navigate the US financial and health care systems thanks to a collaborative effort with several Northeast Universities, farm business owners, and Cultivemos. Below are the resources that include how-to financial case studies, worksheets, videos, PowerPoint lessons, and a user guide for farm business owners and farmworker service providers. The resources are available in both Spanish and English and are as follows:
Publications
- Keeping Your Money Safe by Using Financial Services [PDF in English] — [PDF en español]
- Understanding Your Paycheck and Pay Stub [PDF in English] — [PDF en español]
- Creating a Spending Plan [PDF in English] — [PDF en español]
- Accessing Health Care Services and Health Insurance Basics [PDF in English] — [PDF en español]
Cultivating Resilience Podcast
Check out the podcast Cultivating Resilience on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Google Podcasts!
If you’re a farmer, you know the joys of working the land. You also know how stressful it can be—from family and financial pressures, to isolation and an exhausting job that has zero days off. In fact, agricultural workers experience suicide rates that are 50% higher than the national average, and that number is rising.
On the Cultivating Resilience podcast, farm care starts with self-care. Hear from other farmers about the struggles they face every day and how they are overcoming them. Get connected to #farmermentalhealth resources and a community where farmers and ranchers can support each other when you tune in.
Listen to Cultivating Resilience on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or your favorite podcast streaming service. Share the show with someone you think it may help.
Mending Our Fences Podcast
Delaware Cooperative Extension and the Extension Cohort for Cultivemos are pleased to announce Mending Our Fences, a new podcast on farm stress, where farmers and mental health professionals share stories, build community, and let listeners know that they are not alone. During the episodes host Lisa O’Hara, from Bodhi Counseling in Maryland talks with guests about daily farm stressors, and how these can be navigated. This podcast is by and for extension professionals to help better understand how to approach these conversations, and what to listen for, to best support farmers they are working with.
Listen to Mending Our Fences on Apple, Google, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Resource Guides
Experts in our Cultivemos Network have collaborated on the creation of these guides to help farmers, and those working to assist farmers. They cover Finance, Disaster, Legal, and Farm Stress.
- Finance: Helping Farmers in Financial Crisis
- Disaster: A Guide to Preparing for Disaster and Finding Disaster Assistance for your Farm or Ranch
- Legal: I’m a Farmer. When do I Need a Lawyer?
- Farm Stress: Farm Stress and Emotional Well-Being (2 parts)
Teaching Resources
- Managing Finances in the United States Facilitation Guide for Employers and Educators Working with Farmworkers [PDF / Word in English] — [PDF / Word en Español]
- Keeping Your Money Safe by Using Financial Services [PowerPoint in English] — [PowerPoint en español]
- Understanding Your Paycheck and Pay Stub [PowerPoint in English] — [PowerPoint en español]
- Creating a Spending Plan [PowerPoint in English] — [PowerPoint en español]
- Accessing Health Care Services and Health Insurance Basics [PowerPoint in English] — [PowerPoint en español]
About these Resources for Farmworkers The basis for the case studies is quantitative research conducted with farmworkers, medical providers, and farm service providers. SUNY Morrisville’s Agriculture Business students, under the direction of their Professor, Sheila Marshman, Ph.D., conducted the research. Maria Pippidis, an Accredited Financial Counselor, Financial Fitness Coach and Extension Educator with the University of Delaware Extension, utilized her 30 years of experience in teaching personal financial management to construct the case studies. Farm business owners and farmworker service providers reviewed the material to ensure the cultural competencies of those who come to the United States were met. Translation of the materials was provided by Maria Gorgo, Extension Educator, Penn State Extension and Dra. Ivette Ruiz of Healing By Growing Farms. For additional information about this project, please contact Sheila Marshman at marshmsa@morrisville.edu or Maria Pippidis at pippidis@udel.edu. An introduction to understanding, recognizing, and addressing mental health in the farm community. Stronger Together is a two-part workshop designed to increase general awareness about mental health in the agricultural community. You will also learn how to most effectively and empathically engage with someone who might be experiencing mental health concerns.
Stronger Together
