Harvesting Balance: Tools for Managing Stress, Anxiety, and Burnout in Floriculture

Monday February 24, 2025 @ 12pm ET

Sarah Long | Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) and founder of Floralora Flowers.

Sarah is the founder of a small, sustainably operated specialty cut flower farm in Prince Edward County and brings a unique blend of personal and professional expertise to this webinar. With over 12 years of experience navigating the challenges of running a small agricultural business, Sarah deeply understands the demands and pressures of farming life. Combining her lived experience with specialized training in managing stress, anxiety, and burnout, Sarah offers practical, evidence-based strategies tailored to the needs of farmers and their teams.

In this webinar, participants will learn effective tools and techniques to reduce stress, manage anxiety, and build resilience, empowering them to thrive in the face of agricultural challenges. Your identity will remain anonymous to other attendees. The hosts of this webinar are committed to keeping your identity protected to allow you to fully participate in this event.

This webinar is funded by the Sowing the Seeds of Wellness Initiative, which is funded by the governments of Canada and Ontario through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP), a 5- year, federal-provincial-territorial initiative. The views set out in this webinar are the presenter’s and do not necessarily reflect the views of Ontario or Canada.

An Introduction to Mental Health in Agriculture

PAST WEBINAR:

Amelia Cassimatis | Bilingual Engagement Manager, Agriculture Wellness Ontario – managed by the Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario Division

Amelia is the Bilingual Engagement Manager with Agriculture Wellness Ontario (AgWO) with CMHA Ontario, and handles everything to do with outreach, events and sponsorship on the team. Amelia has a background supporting adults with disabilities and various accessibility needs and has a passion for supporting others and advocating for mental health. She comes from a 4-generation family of potato farmers in New Brunswick.

This bite sized introduction to Mental Health and Wellness in agriculture will set you up to have much needed conversations with your friends, family and workers. This is a perfect lead in to a more in depth conversation to be covered in the next webinar on February 24, 2025.

Your identity will remain anonymous to other attendees. The hosts of this webinar are committed to keeping your identity protected to allow you to fully participate in this event.