Free Beginning Farmer Training Program in MD, DE, VA

Posted on August 16, 2018 by Taylor in Beginning Farmers, Education, Farming, Training Programs // 0 Comments

Future Harvest CASA Beginning Farmer Training Program

A free, year-long program with 3 levels from entry-level to advanced. Applications for the 2019 season are now OPEN!

Learn More & Apply HERE! The Beginning Farmer Training Program offers a year-long immersive training experience that combines a comprehensive classroom curriculum with hands-on learning at Chesapeake region farms that employ practices that are profitable, protect land and water, and build healthy communities.

We offer 3 training levels, designed to meet the specific needs of beginning farmers at different stages in their careers. This is a region-wide program, open to beginning farmers in MD, VA, DE—including the Delmarva Peninsula—and DC, WV, and PA. We offer farmer-to-farmer training opportunities throughout the Chesapeake region, and classroom requirements may be completed in-person or online. We offer training in diverse operation types, including vegetables, fruit, cut flowers, herbs, and livestock at urban, peri-urban, and rural farm settings. The program is also designed with built-in scheduling flexibility to allow new farmers to further their training while maintaining their own farms or other work.

All 3 levels of the Beginning Farmer Training Program are FREE and trainees receive a host of additional benefits:

Free admission to our popular winter conference
Free admission to our year-round field days at innovative farms
Access to a supportive network of new and experienced farmers
FHCASA membership
and more!

The final submission deadline is October 15, 2018.

Detailed program information and instructions on how to apply are on our website HERE. Questions? Please contact Sarah Sohn, Beginning Farmer Training Program Director: sarah@futureharvestcasa.org.

Learn More & Apply HERE!

Future Harvest CASA’s mission is to provide education, networking, and advocacy to help build a sustainable Chesapeake foodshed, where food flows from farm and fishery to table in ways that strengthen farming and the regional food economy; protect our land, water, and air; and provide healthy, nutritious food that sustains the region’s communities and cities.

For more information about beginning farmer training programs, please visit https://www.beginningfarmers.org/beginning-farmer-training-programs/