Cultivating Resilience

Mental health support can be hard to ask for, especially in farming communities where long hours, self-reliance, financial stress, and limited access to care can make it difficult to pause and reach out.
 

On this episode of Cultivating Resilience, host Hans Hageman speaks with Jaime Angelini and Emily Horton. Jaime Angelini is the statewide director of suicide prevention and crisis response at the Mental Health Association in New Jersey. Emily is the Director of Policy & Community Engagement at the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry and co-chair of the Heritage Industries Mental Health and Wellness Working Group. Having grown up on a farm in Mid-Coast Maine and lost her brother, a commercial farmer, after his struggle with mental illness, Emily brings both personal and professional insight to this conversation. 
 

Together, Emily and Jaime talk about how to recognize when someone may be struggling, how to start a conversation in a practical and respectful way, and why support does not always have to begin in a clinical setting. They also discuss the barriers rural farmers face when trying to access care, the importance of meeting people where they are, and the role family, friends, neighbors, and other farmers can play in helping someone feel less alone.

This conversation offers a reminder that mental health care is health care, and that even small acts of connection can matter.

Highlights Include:

• (2:38) How to talk about mental health in everyday language
• (3:31) Barriers rural farmers face when trying to access care
• (7:24) Why asking for support can feel difficult
• (12:06) Signs that someone may need help
• (13:24) Asking direct questions with care
• (16:11) How family, friends, and neighbors can show up
• (22:28) Mental Health First Aid, QPR, and 988

Episode-specific resources

• Mental Health Association in New Jersey
• Mental Health First Aid
• QPR — Question, Persuade, Refer suicide prevention training
• 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
• National Association of State Departments of Agriculture — Farmer Mental Health
• University of Maine Cooperative Extension
   

General farmer support resources

• Cultivemos
• National Young Farmers Coalition — Farmer Mental Health
• Farm Aid Farmer Resource Network
• Farm Aid Hotline: 1-800-FARM-AID
• Farm State of Mind
• Forge AI Coach 
   

Feedback:

If you have questions about the show or topics you’d like discussed in future episodes, email us at [email protected].

Community care can look like many things: sharing resources, helping someone get to the farm, dropping off a meal, caring for the land, or creating spaces where people feel safe enough to belong.
 

On this episode of Cultivating Resilience, host Hans Hageman speaks with Juliana Quaresma, co-executive director of the Groundswell Center for Local Food and Farming, an organization supporting farmers and food system workers across the Finger Lakes and Southern Tier region of upstate New York.

Together, Hans and Juliana explore the relationship between farming, land, food justice, isolation, and community care. Juliana shares how her work in Brazil shaped the way she thinks about farming and collective support. They discuss the realities of rural isolation, the importance of farmers of color seeing themselves represented on the land, and the ways communities can show up when farmers are facing stress, injury, funding cuts, or other barriers. Through it all, Juliana offers a grounded reminder that food and land can be places of connection, learning, healing, and change.
 

Highlights Include:

• (1:29) Juliana’s path from Brazil to Groundswell
• (3:29) Balancing desk work, farm work, and community support
• (5:01) Viva Acres, sheep and tending the land
• (10:04) Rural isolation and learning when to reach out
• (11:53) Farming for Freedom Trail and representation on the land
• (14:15) Funding cuts, uncertainty, and community care in action
• (20:38) Small practices for getting through a hard day
   

Episode-specific resources

• Groundswell Center for Local Food and Farming
• Groundswell Incubator Farm
• Farming for Freedom Trail
• Viva Acres
• Seeding Power Fellowship

General farmer support resources

• Cultivemos
• National Young Farmers Coalition — Farmer Mental Health
• Farm Aid Farmer Resource Network
• Farm Aid Hotline: 1-800-FARM-AID
• Farm State of Mind
• Forge AI Coach 
   

Feedback:

If you have questions about the show or topics you’d like discussed in future episodes, email us at [email protected].

Succession planning can feel like one of the biggest, most overwhelming conversations a farmer will ever have. It touches everything: land, family, money, identity, retirement, legacy, and the future of the farm itself.

On this episode of Cultivating Resilience, host Hans Hageman speaks with Seren Sinisi, co-owner of Old Crow Ranch in Durham, Maine, and Sylvie Boisvert, Farm Transfer Program Coordinator at Land for Good.
 

Together, they explore what it really means to plan for the next chapter of a farm. Seren shares what she and her husband Steve have learned while building Old Crow Ranch from the ground up, putting land into agricultural easement, creating an LLC, writing wills, and beginning to imagine what the farm could look like beyond them. Sylvie brings the service-provider perspective, explaining the practical and emotional pieces of farm transfer, from business planning and finances to family communication and identity.
 

The conversation is honest about how hard these conversations can be, especially when farming is not just what someone does, but who they are. But it also offers a clear and hopeful reminder: succession planning does not have to happen all at once. It can begin with one conversation, one worksheet, one phone call, and one small step.
 

Highlights Include:

• (4:51) What succession planning really means
• (7:03) Old Crow Ranch’s succession path
• (12:10) Farming, family, and identity
• (15:05) What happens when planning starts too late
• (20:36) Finances, transparency, and common mistakes
• (25:25) Communication, fairness, and keeping families intact
   

Episode-specific resources

• Old Crow Ranch
• Land for Good
• Land for Good — Where Do I Start? Guide
• Maine Agricultural Mediation Program (MAMP)
• UMaine Cooperative Extension Farm Communication Coaching
  • Alison Bishop @ UMaine Cooperative Extension Financial Coaching
• Maine Farmland Trust

General farmer support resources

• Cultivemos
• National Young Farmers Coalition — Farmer Mental Health
• Farm Aid Farmer Resource Network
• Farm Aid Hotline: 1-800-FARM-AID
• Farm State of Mind
• Forge AI Coach 

Feedback:

If you have questions about the show or topics you’d like discussed in future episodes, email us at [email protected].

Farming asks something different of us in every season. Spring can bring excitement and possibility. Summer can bring heat, long hours, and hard choices about what to protect and what to let go. Winter can offer space to rest, reflect, and plan for what needs to change.
 

On this episode of Cultivating Resilience, host Hans Hageman speaks with Bo Dennis, lead designer at Dandy Ram Farm, a flower farm and floral design studio in rural Maine. Bo is also the Beginning Farmer Specialist at MOFGA, the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association, where he supports beginning farmers across the state.
 

Together, Hans and Bo explore what it means to build a farm, a business, and a life that can move with the seasons. Bo shares how flowers invite people to slow down, why farming can be both joyful and exhausting, and how boundaries, planning, community, and rest can help farmers stay grounded through uncertainty. They also discuss the experience of farming as a queer and trans person in rural Maine, the shift away from romanticizing burnout in agriculture, and why true resilience is not just about pushing through.
 

Highlights Include:

• (2:04) Why flowers matter
• (5:34) Farming, identity, and belonging
• (8:34) Burnout, boundaries, and building a sustainable farm life
• (12:32) Climate grief and farming through uncertainty
• (15:03) The rhythm of the farming year
• (27:38) Rethinking resilience
   

Episode-specific resources

• Dandy Ram Farm
• Dandy Ram Farm on Instagram
• MOFGA — Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association
   

General farmer support resources

• Cultivemos
• National Young Farmers Coalition — Farmer Mental Health
• Farm Aid Farmer Resource Network
• Farm Aid Hotline: 1-800-FARM-AID
• Farm State of Mind
• Forge AI Coach 

Feedback:

If you have questions about the show or topics you’d like discussed in future episodes, email us at [email protected].

A full video interview is available with English subtitles on the Cultivemos YouTube channel.

La entrevista completa en vídeo está disponible con subtítulos en inglés en el canal de YouTube de Cultivemos.

Descripción:

Advertencia sobre el contenido: En este episodio se habla de suicidio.

Más del 60% de los trabajadores agrícolas de EE. UU. se sienten más cómodos conversando en español. Y también tienen necesidades de salud mental. Pero cuando se trata de salud mental, su experiencia viene determinada por su cultura. Así que no podemos limitarnos a traducir los mismos consejos al español; tenemos que abordar los problemas específicos a los que se enfrentan los agricultores hispanos.

En este episodio, hablamos con Eustacio Mil Quino, Jaime Cardoso Zúñiga y Ernesto Villegas González, tres agricultores de origen mexicano de Hudson Valley Farm Hub. Hablamos con ellos sobre sus experiencias con la salud mental, cómo se ve de manera diferente en México, y cómo lidian con el estrés en sus vidas. Además, cómo están cambiando las actitudes culturales y los obstáculos específicos para los inmigrantes mexicanos.

Acompáñenos a explorar este importante tema. Más de tres cuartas partes de los trabajadores agrícolas de EE.UU. se identifican como hispanos. Si no satisfacemos sus necesidades, estamos fracasando, y puede que el sistema alimentario también.

Reflejos:

• Por qué estos agricultores vinieron a Estados Unidos (3:09)
• Discriminación (6:17)
• Barreras a la atención sanitaria mental (8:51)
• Actitudes culturales hacia la salud mental (10:44)
• Estrategias para afrontar el estrés (14:42)
• La experiencia de Eustacio con el suicidio (16:00)
• El poder de una mano amiga (16:51)
• Cómo afecta tu salud mental a tu familia (19:31)
• Cómo están cambiando las actitudes (22:41)  

Enlaces:

• Suicide Prevention Lifeline - Español
• Centro de Recursos para la Prevención del Suicidio
• Cultivemos
• Food First
• Cultivemos YouTube
• Cultivemos Instagram
• Cultivemos Facebook
• Recursos Cultivemos
• Hudson Valley Farm Hub
• Hudson Valley Farm Hub - Guía de justicia lingüística

Comentarios:

Si tienes preguntas sobre el programa o sobre temas que te gustaría que se trataran en futuros episodios, envíanos un correo electrónico a [email protected]

Este trabajo cuenta con el proyecto 2020-70028-32729 Instituto nacional de alimentos y agricultura (NIFA, por sus siglas en inglés) del Departamento de agricultura de los Estados Unidos (USDA, por sus siglas en inglés) y la Red de asistencia para el estrés en fincas y ranchos del noreste (FRSAN, por sus siglas en inglés).

Description:

Content warning: This episode contains discussions of suicide.

More than 60% of farm workers in the US feel more comfortable conversing in Spanish. And they have mental health needs too! But when it comes to mental health, your experience is shaped by your culture. So we can’t just translate the same advice into Spanish; we have to address the specific issues that Hispanic farmers face.

On this episode, we spoke with Eustacio Mil Quino, Jaime Cardoso Zúñiga, and Ernesto Villegas González–three Mexican-born farmers at Hudson Valley Farm Hub. We spoke to them about their experiences with mental health, how it’s seen differently in Mexico, and how they deal with stress in their lives. Plus, how cultural attitudes are changing, and specific obstacles for Mexican immigrants.

So join us as we explore this important issue. Over three-quarters of agricultural workers in the US identify as Hispanic. If we're not meeting their needs, we're failing--and the food system might be too.

Highlights:

• Why these farmers came to the US (3:09)
• Discrimination (6:17)
• Barriers to mental healthcare (8:51)
• Cultural attitudes towards mental health (10:44)
• Strategies for dealing with stress (14:42)
• Eustacio’s experience with suicide (16:00)
• The power of a helping hand (16:51)
• How your mental health affects your family (19:31)
• How cultural attitudes are changing (22:41)

Links:

• Suicide Prevention Lifeline - English
• Suicide Prevention Resource Center
• Cultivemos
• Food First
• Cultivemos YouTube
• Cultivemos Instagram
• Cultivemos Facebook
• Cultivemos Resources
• Hudson Valley Farm Hub
• Hudson Valley Farm Hub - Language Justice Guide

Feedback:

If you have questions about the show or topics you'd like discussed in future episodes, email us at [email protected]

This work is supported by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN) project 2020-70028-32729.

Entrevistas completas en vídeo con TemuAsyr Martin Bey y Minkah Taharkah están disponibles con subtítulos en español en el canal de YouTube de Cultivemos.

Full video interviews with TemuAsyr Martin Bey and Minkah Taharkah are available with Spanish subtitles on the Cultivemos YouTube channel.

Description:

Are we prepared to run the world?

We are in the midst of a mental health crisis for farmers. But while the effects of mental health are felt on a personal level, many of the root causes are systemic, built into the institutions that govern and fund agriculture. To be successful, the project for farmer mental health must include systemic change. But how do we achieve that change?

On this episode, we explore two different approaches: changing institutions from the inside and from the outside. We’ll compare the relative benefits–and limits–of working in the legislature vs. your own community, and why the road to change may lie somewhere in between.

Together with Minkah Taharkah and TemuAsyr Martin Bey, two members of the California Farmer Justice Collaborative, we explore the worlds of grassroots activism and federal lobbying, and discuss how you–yes, you!–can contribute to a cause, build a movement, and take care of yourself while you do it. 

Highlights:

• Big problems require big solutions (2:47)
• Institutions have the resources (4:32)
• Our cultural champions are right here (7:29)
• Systemic problems affect us on an individual level (8:28)
• Sometimes we need solutions faster than institutions can provide them (9:28)
• If we don’t embrace institutions, we allow other people to run our resources (11:46)
• Are we prepared to run the world (12:40)
• California Farmer Justice Collaborative as model (14:41)
• The power of a combined approach (16:15)
• It starts with connections (19:05)
• There’s a place for everyone (20:05)
• Educating yourself and others (21:07)
• Do the boring work (23:03)
• Our movements are only as well as we are (25:46)
• Systemic change is a marathon, not a sprint (28:25)  

Links:

• Video Interview with Minkah Taharkah
• Video Interview with TemuAsyr Martin Bey
• Cultivemos
• Cultivemos YouTube
• Cultivemos Instagram
• Cultivemos Facebook
• Cultivemos Resources
• California Farmer Justice Collaborative
• Asyr’s Bridge 
• Sankofa Gardens
• TemuAsyr Martin Bey LinkedIn
• Minkah Taharkah LinkedIn

Feedback:

If you have questions about the show or topics you'd like discussed in future episodes, email us at [email protected]

This work is supported by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN) project 2020-70028-32729.

Descripción:

¿Estamos preparados para dirigir el mundo?

Estamos inmersos en una crisis de salud mental de los agricultores. Pero aunque los efectos de la salud mental se dejan sentir a nivel personal, muchas de las causas profundas son sistémicas, están integradas en las instituciones que gobiernan y financian la agricultura. Para tener éxito, el proyecto de salud mental de los agricultores debe incluir un cambio sistémico. Pero, ¿cómo lograr ese cambio?

En este episodio exploramos dos enfoques diferentes: cambiar las instituciones desde dentro y desde fuera. Compararemos los beneficios relativos -y los límites- de trabajar en el poder legislativo frente a la propia comunidad, y por qué el camino hacia el cambio puede estar en algún punto intermedio.

Junto con Minkah Taharkah y TemuAsyr Martin Bey, dos miembros de la California Farmer Justice Collaborative, exploraremos los mundos del activismo de base y el cabildeo federal, y discutiremos cómo tú -sí, tú- puedes contribuir a una causa, construir un movimiento y cuidarte mientras lo haces.

Reflejos:

• Los grandes problemas requieren grandes soluciones (2:47)
• Las instituciones tienen los recursos (4:32)
• Nuestros campeones culturales están aquí (7:29)
• Los problemas sistémicos nos afectan a nivel individual (8:28)
• A veces necesitamos soluciones más rápido de lo que las instituciones pueden proporcionarlas (9:28)
• Si no adoptamos las instituciones, permitimos que otras personas gestionen nuestros recursos (11:46)
• ¿Estamos preparados para dirigir el mundo?
• California Farmer Justice Collaborative como modelo (14:41)
• El poder de un enfoque combinado (16:15)
• Todo empieza con las conexiones (19:05)
• Hay sitio para todos (20:05)
• Educarse a uno mismo y a los demás (21:07)
• Haz el trabajo aburrido (23:03)
• Nuestros movimientos son tan buenos como nosotros mismos (25:46)
• El cambio sistémico es un maratón, no un sprint (28:25)   

Enlaces:

• Entrevista en vídeo con Minkah Taharkah
• Entrevista en vídeo con TemuAsyr Martin Bey
• Cultivemos
• Cultivemos YouTube
• Cultivemos Instagram
• Cultivemos Facebook
• Recursos Cultivemos
• California Farmer Justice Collaborative
• Puente de Asyr
• Jardines Sankofa
• TemuAsyr Martin Bey LinkedIn
• Minkah Taharkah LinkedIn

Comentarios:

Si tienes preguntas sobre el programa o sobre temas que te gustaría que se trataran en futuros episodios, envíanos un correo electrónico a [email protected]

Este trabajo cuenta con el proyecto 2020-70028-32729 Instituto nacional de alimentos y agricultura (NIFA, por sus siglas en inglés) del Departamento de agricultura de los Estados Unidos (USDA, por sus siglas en inglés) y la Red de asistencia para el estrés en fincas y ranchos del noreste (FRSAN, por sus siglas en inglés).

#MentalHealthAwareness #MentalHealthMatters #FoodSystemResilience #FoodSovereignty #FoodJustice #cultivemos #foodfirst

La entrevista completa con Rev Dele está disponible con subtítulos en español en la página de Cultivemos en YouTube.

The full interview with Rev Dele is available with Spanish subtitles on the Cultivemos YouTube channel.

Description:

We have to reimagine our relationship with the land.

Farmers are experiencing a crisis of land access. The number of farms is decreasing and the cost of farm real estate has nearly doubled in the past decade, shutting out many prospective farmers. That’s especially true for BIPOC farmers: 98% of farmland is owned by white landowners. With better land access, farming would be more sustainable, achievable and diverse. Without it, farmers can’t farm.

But there’s another harm that’s hidden within the crisis of land access. It’s harder to measure, but no less important. With land out of reach, fewer and fewer people have a relationship with the earth. That means, fewer and fewer people are getting the healing benefits of land: wonder, refuge, calm, even wealth and liberation. To move forward, we have to reimagine our relationship with the land.

So on today’s episode, we speak with two people who are committed to creating relationships with the land. Danielle Peláez is the Education Coordinator at Soul Fire Farm. Through their programming, they create opportunities for Afro-Indigenous people to forge lasting relationships with the earth. Rev Dele is a Black, Indigenous minister, who is teaching the church how to model sustainability. Through her initiatives, Soil & Souls and the Indigenous Mothers Community Land Trust, she’s sharing the Earth’s healing and pursuing land sovereignty for her community. 

A better future starts with our imagination. So join us, as we reimagine our relationship with the land, and find strategies for sharing its bounty with others. 

Highlights:

• Danielle Peláez’s farming journey (1:50)
• Rev Dele’s history with the land (4:30)
• Disconnection: the dark history of land in America (6:25)
• How land can heal you (8:24)
• Learning from indigenous stewards (10:02)
• The crisis of land access (12:19)
• Land sovereignty & the Indigenous Mothers Community Land Trust  (14:17)
• How Soul Fire Farm creates opportunities for connection with their programming (16:47)
• How the personal fuels the political (20:36)
• Reimagining the land as a relative (22:12)
• How the land can help us heal our relationships with each other (25:44)
• It won’t take forever (28:42)
• The role–and limits–of imagination in the fight for a better future (31:14) 

Links:

• Video Interview with Rev Dele
• Cultivemos
• Cultivemos YouTube
• Cultivemos Instagram
• Cultivemos Facebook
• Cultivemos Resources
• Indigenous Mothers Community Land Trust Fund
• Rev Dele Website
• Soul Fire Farm
• Danielle Peláez Bio
• Soul Fire Farm - Honoring the Land [Video]

Feedback:

If you have questions about the show or topics you'd like discussed in future episodes, email us at [email protected]

This work is supported by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN) project 2020-70028-32729.

Descripción:

Tenemos que reimaginar nuestra relación con la tierra.

Los agricultores sufren una crisis de acceso a la tierra. El número de explotaciones está disminuyendo y el coste de la propiedad agrícola casi se ha duplicado en la última década, dejando fuera a muchos posibles agricultores. Esto es especialmente cierto para los agricultores BIPOC: el 98% de las tierras agrícolas son propiedad de terratenientes blancos. Con un mejor acceso a la tierra, la agricultura sería más sostenible, asequible y diversa. Sin él, los agricultores no pueden cultivar.

Pero hay otro perjuicio oculto en la crisis del acceso a la tierra. Es más difícil de medir, pero no por ello menos importante. Con la tierra fuera de su alcance, cada vez menos personas tienen una relación con la tierra. Eso significa que cada vez menos personas obtienen los beneficios curativos de la tierra: asombro, refugio, calma, incluso riqueza y liberación. Para avanzar, tenemos que reimaginar nuestra relación con la tierra.

En el episodio de hoy, hablamos con dos personas comprometidas con la creación de relaciones con la tierra. Danielle Peláez es la Coordinadora de Educación de Soul Fire Farm. A través de su programación, crean oportunidades para que los afroindígenas forjen relaciones duraderas con la tierra. Rev Dele es una ministra indígena negra que está enseñando a la iglesia cómo modelar la sostenibilidad. A través de sus iniciativas, Soil & Souls y Indigenous Mothers Community Land Trust, comparte la sanación de la Tierra y persigue la soberanía de la tierra para su comunidad. 

Un futuro mejor empieza con nuestra imaginación. Acompáñanos a reimaginar nuestra relación con la tierra y a encontrar estrategias para compartir su generosidad con los demás.

Reflejos:

• El viaje agrícola de Danielle Peláez (1:50)
• La historia de Rev Dele con la tierra (4:30)
• Desconexión: la oscura historia de la tierra en Estados Unidos (6:25)
• Cómo puede curarte la tierra (8:24)
• Las ventajas de no intervenir (8:25)
• Aprender de los administradores indígenas (10:02)
• La crisis del acceso a la tierra (12:19)
• La soberanía de la tierra y el Fondo Comunitario de Tierras de las Madres Indígenas (14:17)
• Cómo Soul Fire Farm crea oportunidades de conexión con su programación (16:47)
• Cómo lo personal alimenta lo político (20:36)
• Reimaginar la tierra como un pariente (22:12)
• Cómo la tierra puede ayudarnos a sanar nuestras relaciones con los demás (25:44)
• No será para siempre (28:42)
• El papel -y los límites- de la imaginación en la lucha por un futuro mejor (31:14) 

Enlaces:

• Entrevista en vídeo con Rev Dele
• Cultivemos
• Cultivemos YouTube
• Cultivemos Instagram
• Cultivemos Facebook
• Recursos Cultivemos
• Fondo Comunitario de Tierras de las Madres Indígenas
• Sitio web de Rev Dele
• Granja Soul Fire
• Biografía de Danielle Peláez
• Soul Fire Farm - Honrar la tierra [Vídeo]

Comentarios:

Si tienes preguntas sobre el programa o sobre temas que te gustaría que se trataran en futuros episodios, envíanos un correo electrónico a [email protected]

Este trabajo cuenta con el proyecto 2020-70028-32729 Instituto nacional de alimentos y agricultura (NIFA, por sus siglas en inglés) del Departamento de agricultura de los Estados Unidos (USDA, por sus siglas en inglés) y la Red de asistencia para el estrés en fincas y ranchos del noreste (FRSAN, por sus siglas en inglés).

#MentalHealthAwareness #MentalHealthMatters #FoodSystemResilience #FoodSovereignty #FoodJustice #cultivemos #foodfirst

Content warning: This episode contains discussions of suicide.

Rates for depression are higher in rural America than in urban areas; and according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, suicide rates among people living in rural areas are 64 to 68 percent higher compared to people living in large urban areas. Public health awareness campaigns that work in cities aren’t cutting it in the countryside. Rural communities require a different communication approach.

That’s where Jeff Winton comes in. Jeff runs Wall Street Dairy in upstate New York, and he’s the founder of Rural Minds, a 501c3 nonprofit with the mission to serve as the informed voice for mental health in rural America and to provide mental health information and resources. The organization’s vision is a rural America where there’s no more stigma, silence, or suffering around mental illness.

Jeff founded Rural Minds in response to the suicide of his 28-year-old nephew, Brooks Winton. On this episode, we’ll discuss Jeff and Brooks’ story, and how they aim to raise awareness and remove stigma around mental illness in rural America. Recognizing that self-reliance and a do-it-yourself mindset are common among many individuals who live in rural communities, Rural Minds is partnering with individuals and organizations to help empower rural Americans with information, resources, and training to become part of the solution to improving rural mental health and preventing suicide.

Highlights:

• Jeff Winton’s background (1:44)
• Mental health organizations are struggling to reach rural America (5:29)
• Brooks Winton and the origins of Rural Minds (6:44)
• Why rural populations are more at risk for mental illness (11:41)
• Cultural expectations of independence (14:47)
• Why Jeff was honest about suicide in Brooks’ eulogy (16:03)
• The power of telling your story (17:35)
• Raising awareness through trusted organizations (21:31)
• Mental health resources (23:37)

Links:

• Cultivemos
• Cultivemos YouTube
• Cultivemos Instagram
• Cultivemos Facebook
• Cultivemos Resources
• Rural Minds
• Rural Minds Moving Forward Newsletter
• Rural Suicide Prevention and Awareness
• Rural Mental Health Connections Webinar Series
• Rural Mental Health Crisis Fact Sheet
• Connect with Rural Minds on Facebook
• Connect with Rural Minds on Twitter
• Connect with Rural Minds on Instagram
• Connect with Rural Minds on LinkedIn

Feedback:

If you have questions about the show or topics you'd like discussed in future episodes, email us at [email protected]

This work is supported by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN) project 2020-70028-32729.

Descripción:

Advertencia sobre el contenido: En este episodio se habla de suicidio.

Los índices de depresión son más altos en las zonas rurales de Estados Unidos que en las urbanas; y según los últimos datos de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades, los índices de suicidio entre las personas que viven en zonas rurales son entre un 64 y un 68 por ciento más altos en comparación con las personas que viven en grandes zonas urbanas. Las campañas de concienciación sanitaria que funcionan en las ciudades no sirven en el campo. Las comunidades rurales requieren un enfoque de comunicación diferente.

Ahí es donde entra Jeff Winton. Jeff dirige Wall Street Dairy, al norte del estado de Nueva York, y es el fundador de Rural Minds, una organización sin ánimo de lucro 501c3 cuya misión es ser la voz informada de la salud mental en las zonas rurales de Estados Unidos y proporcionar información y recursos sobre salud mental. La visión de la organización es una América rural donde no haya más estigma, silencio o sufrimiento en torno a la enfermedad mental.

Jeff fundó Rural Minds en respuesta al suicidio de su sobrino de 28 años, Brooks Winton. En este episodio, hablaremos de la historia de Jeff y Brooks, y de cómo pretenden concienciar y eliminar el estigma en torno a las enfermedades mentales en la América rural. Reconociendo que la autosuficiencia y la mentalidad de "hágalo usted mismo" son comunes entre muchas personas que viven en comunidades rurales, Rural Minds se asocia con individuos y organizaciones para ayudar a empoderar a los estadounidenses rurales con información, recursos y capacitación para convertirse en parte de la solución para mejorar la salud mental rural y prevenir el suicidio.

Reflejos:

• La trayectoria de Jeff Winton (1:44)
• Las organizaciones de salud mental luchan por llegar a la América rural (5:29)
• Brooks Winton y los orígenes de Rural Minds (6:44)
• Por qué las poblaciones rurales corren más riesgo de padecer enfermedades mentales (11:41)
• Expectativas culturales de independencia (14:47)
• Por qué Jeff fue sincero sobre el suicidio en el elogio de Brooks (16:03)
• El poder de contar tu historia (17:35)
• Sensibilización a través de organizaciones de confianza (21:31)
• Recursos de salud mental (23:37)

Enlaces:

• Cultivemos
• Cultivemos YouTube
• Cultivemos Instagram
• Cultivemos Facebook
• Recursos Cultivemos
• Rural Minds
• Rural Minds Boletín “Moving Forward”
• Prevención y concienciación del suicidio en zonas rurales
• Serie de seminarios web sobre conexiones de salud mental en zonas rurales
• Hoja informativa sobre crisis de salud mental rural
• Conecte con Rural Minds en Facebook
• Conectar con Rural Minds en Twitter
• Conectar con Rural Minds en Instagram
• Conectar con Rural Minds en LinkedIn

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Este trabajo cuenta con el proyecto 2020-70028-32729 Instituto nacional de alimentos y agricultura (NIFA, por sus siglas en inglés) del Departamento de agricultura de los Estados Unidos (USDA, por sus siglas en inglés) y la Red de asistencia para el estrés en fincas y ranchos del noreste (FRSAN, por sus siglas en inglés).

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Cultivating Resilience—it’s our title, and the goal for this podcast: to help our listeners develop mental resilience. But what is resilience? And how do you get it?

Over the course of this season, we’ve covered specific stressors and the skills that can help you manage and overcome them. But for our final episode, we’re zooming out and addressing resilience generally. Because strong people aren’t born, they’re made—which means you can learn and build resilience if you know what to practice.

On this episode, we've got three different stories of resilience for you, each highlighting multiple ways of developing your mental fortitude. You'll meet a military intelligence officer, a pumpkin with a past and Louise, the 600-pound pig. Through it all, we’ll talk about planning, adaptability, purpose and the characteristics that define a resilient person. And our guests, Matt & Stefanie Barfield (Chesterfield Heirlooms), Jeff Sale (Centurion Farm), Anne Devin (Chase Stream Farm) and Rhyne Cureton (@pork.rhyne) will share the strategies that helped them bounce back from the challenges life put in their way.

Join us for our final episode of the season, where we’ll share the roadmap to resilient living. 

Resources & Links:

• Chesterfield Heirlooms Website
• Cornell Small Farms - Centurion Farm Profile
• Maine Organic Farmers & Gardeners - Chase Stream Farm Profile
• Rhyne Cureton Instagram
• University of Maine -  AgrAbility - Boots 2 Bushels Program
• Cornell Small Farms
• Psychology Today - The New 10 Traits of Emotionally Resilient People
• Psychology Today - 25 Ways to Boost Resilience
• FRSAN VetCo & University of Nebraska Bureau of Sociological Research - Farmer Veteran Survey Results Report

Feedback:

If you have questions about the show or topics you'd like discussed in future episodes, email our producer, [email protected]

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Content Warning: Discussions of suicide and violence
If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, emotional distress, or suicidal ideation there is help available. In the US, you can talk to someone free and confidentially, 24/7 at the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline by calling 1-800-273-TALK(8255) or by dialing 988. You can initiate a free, confidential online chat with a crisis counselor via this link, or text the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741-741.  
 

Sometimes, stress can be overwhelming. It can feel like there’s no way out. In the worst-case scenarios, those affected can harm or kill themselves. Being able to identify mental health warning signs—in yourself, friends, and family—can be life-saving. So what should you be on the lookout for?

In this episode, university extension educators Maria Pippidis and Jesse Ketterman are back to discuss some of the telltale signs that someone might be struggling across four categories: physical, emotional, environmental, and relational. Meanwhile, Keith Ohlinger, owner of Porch View Farm in Maryland, shares his experience dealing with stress, both in himself and his community. 

We’ll also cover how to open a conversation with someone who’s struggling, and what you can do to help them get back to a manageable place with their mental health. We’ll dispel some of the myths about suicide and share some common-sense solutions, even when those you’re reaching out to are reluctant to accept help.

Join us, as we learn how to look out for our loved ones and be there for each other.

Resources & Links:

·      Suicide Prevention Lifeline Website

·      Suicide Prevention Lifeline Chat

·      American Foundation for Suicide Prevention - Resources

·      AFSP – What to do when someone is at risk

·      AFSP – If someone tells you they’re thinking about suicide

·      Suicide Prevention Resource Center – Warning Signs

·      Porch View Farm

·      University of Maryland – Extension

·      University of Delaware – Extension
    

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If you have questions about the show or topics you'd like discussed in future episodes, email our producer, [email protected]