CRAFT Farmer Network Programs

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CRAFT Farmer Network Programs Offer Farmer-Led Training and Opportunities for Beginning and Aspiring Farmers

The Collaborative Regional Alliance for Farmer Training (CRAFT) is a network of farmer-led training programs for beginning and aspiring sustainable farmers across the country. Whether you’re a farming novice, working on a farm, starting your farm from scratch, or adding a new enterprise, CRAFT can serve farmers at any experience level. Participating CRAFT farmers offer their time, talents and experience to help prepare the next generation of producers. CRAFT farmer network programs are extremely diverse. They focus on a variety of things, including: internships, field days, employment, workshops, mentoring, technical assistance, conferences, social gatherings, business planning courses, and more. You can learn more about the alliance at http://www.craftfarmer.org/. Below, find a (probably incomplete) list of regional CRAFT programs.

List of Regional CRAFT Farmer Network Programs

West

• Central Coast CRAFT
• North Fork Valley CRAFT Program (Colorado)
• Snoqualmie Valley CRAFT (Western Washington State)
• Wyoming CRAFT

  Northeast

• Chesapeake CRAFT (Northern Virginia, Maryland)
• CRAFT in Western Connecticut
• Southeast Pennsylvania CRAFT
• Eastern Massachusetts CRAFT
• Rutland-Bennington CRAFT (VT)
• Vermont & Addison CRAFT

 New York

• CRAFT in the Hudson Valley
• East End of Long Island CRAFT
• Mid-Hudson CRAFT 
• Finger Lakes CRAFT

Midwest

• Upper Midwest CRAFT (Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin)
• Northwest Lower Michigan CRAFT

 Southeast

• Kentucky CRAFT
• Ozark CRAFT (Missouri)
• Western North Carolina CRAFT
• West Virginia CRAFT
• Red Hills CRAFT (Florida)

Canada

• CRAFT Ontario, Kawatha
• CRAFT Ontario Ontario

Featured CRAFT Farmer Network Program – Western North Carolina CRAFT from Organic Growers School