Care-farming as a catalyst for healthy and sustainable lifestyle choices in those affected by traumatic grief

Highlights• Care-farming resulted in positive lifestyle changes that lasted beyond the intervention period.• Participants noted significant pivots toward healthier eating, less wastefulness, and a propensity toward sustainable production practices.• The emotional expression fostered during the intervention improved sleep outcomes for many participants.• Care-farming expanded participants’ sense of safety, social connection, and enhanced awareness of others and of nature.• These improved connections fostered a giving and receiving of compassion and chances to re-narrate residual effects of trauma.