Farming Michigan’s Upper Pennisula
It’s a tough place to farm, there is no doubt. In some parts of the UP, a killing frost in August is not unheard of. But there is a lot of land, and a number of [...]
Beginning Farmers
Check out the Rural Enterprise Assistance Project for Funding and Learning Opportunities
The Rural Enterprise Assistance Project (REAP) is a program of the Center for Rural Affairs focusing on small business development. REAP consists of four elements including: [...]
USDA Funding Opportunities Cluster Call – National Good Food Network
National Good Food Network Cluster Call: Sept 17 3:30-5:00 PM ET Funding Opportunities from USDA This Thursday, the National Good Food Network is hosting its [...]
How To Start an Organic Farm – a visit to Fire Mountain
This is a neat article with lots of cool pictures, and some other interesting link at the bottom: [...]
New Potato Digger on a Beginning Farm
This is obviously actually a very old potato digger, but like many new farmers, this one is recycling old technology for use on a small, diverse farm; the kind that most new [...]
Exploring the Small Farm Dream Course in Philadelphia
If you are in the Philadelphia, PA area, consider this course for agriculturalists-to-be: The Penn State Extension Philadelphia Office is offering a class to help those [...]
Beginning Farmer and Organic Production CRP Transition Option in Jeopardy
USDA NEWS Forwarded from the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) Beginning Farmer and Organic Production CRP Transition Option in Jeopardy: Last week we [...]
Greenhorns ‘Young Farmers Mixer’ in Charlottesville, VA
Our friends at The Greenhorns will be holding a Young Farmers Mixer (<click to view the .pdf announcement) in Charlottesville, VA on September 12th. Should be a great [...]
Farmers for The Future
Agriculture Online has a Farmers For the Future page with a number of interesting articles and tips for Beginning [...]
Free Guide to Conducting On-Farm Variety Trials
A good free online guide to conducting variety trials on your farm called On-farm Variety Trials: A Guide for Organic Vegetable, Herb, and Flower Producers has been published [...]
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