Resources
Cultivemos is a network for cultivating farmer well-being. The Cultivemos website is currently under construction. If you are having a mental health emergency or need support, please call the Farm Aid Hotline at 1-800-FARM-AID (1-800-327-6243). The Hotline is answered Monday through Friday from 9am – 9pm ET; 6am – 6pm PT. The Spanish Hotline is answered Monday through Friday, 9am – 5pm ET.
Partners and Service Providers
Cultivemos Resource Clearinghouse
Cultivemos Resources
- Finance: Helping Farmers in Financial Crisis
- Disaster: Weathering the Storm: 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)
- Cultivemos Mental Health Cohort’s Stronger Together: An introduction to understanding, recognizing, and addressing mental health in the farm community
Cultivemos Farmworker Cohort’s Financial and Health Literacy for Farmworkers Publications
- Keeping Your Money Safe by Using Financial Services [PDF en espanol]
- Understanding Your Paycheck and Pay Stub [PDF en espanol]
- Creating a Spending Plan [PDF en espanol]
- Accessing Health Care Services and Health Insurance Basics [PDF en espanol]
- Keeping Your Money Safe by Using Financial Services [PDF in English]
- Understanding Your Paycheck and Pay Stub [PDF in English]
- Creating a Spending Plan [PDF in English]
- Accessing Health Care Services and Health Insurance Basics [PDF in English]
Cultivemos Farmworker Cohort’s Financial and Health Literacy for Farmworkers Teaching Resources
Publications en espanol
- Managing Finances in the United States Facilitation Guide for Employers and Educators Working with Farmworkers [PDF / Word en espanol]
- Keeping Your Money Safe by Using Financial Services [PowerPoint en espanol]
- Understanding Your Paycheck and Pay Stub [PowerPoint en espanol]
- Creating a Spending Plan [PowerPoint en espanol]
- Accessing Health Care Services and Health Insurance Basics [PowerPoint en espanol]
Publications in English
- Managing Finances in the United States Facilitation Guide for Employers and Educators Working with Farmworkers [PDF / Word in English]
- Keeping Your Money Safe by Using Financial Services [PowerPoint in English]
- Understanding Your Paycheck and Pay Stub [PowerPoint in English]
- Creating a Spending Plan [PowerPoint in English]
- Accessing Health Care Services and Health Insurance Basics [PowerPoint in English]
Hotlines
- Farm Aid Hotline: “If you need to talk to someone directly, we are here to listen. Whether you have been farming for a few years or decades we welcome your call, our team will listen and point you in the right direction. You can call the farmer hotline at 1-800-FARM-AID (1-800-327-6243). Our Farm Aid staff answer the hotline Monday through Friday from 9am to 10pm ET / 6am to 7pm PT.” ENG and ESP.
- 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (ESP): “We can all help prevent suicide. The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals in the United States.”
- 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (ENG)
Socials & Media
- Cultivemos on Youtube
- Cultivemos on Instagram
Cultivating Resilence 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.
- Young Farmers Podcast episodes on farmer mental health include:
- Remembering a Young Farmer: From Loss to Action with the Washington Young Farmers Coalition
