Promoting Beginning Farmer Programs in the Farm Bill
By Taylor Reid I Just wrapped up a policy packed, educational, and inspiring trip to D.C. for meetings to begin developing Farm Bill policy, strategy, and partnerships. One [...]
Young Farmers
Video About Beginning Farmers
This is a well produced video about a young first-generation farm couple in Arizona that talks about the beginning farmer experience. For a young couple from Tucson, Arizona [...]
Missouri Beginning Farmer Training, Education, Mentorship
Educational opportunities are offered in four different ways. One is the Grow Your Farm program, a three to four month training program designed for prospective farmers and [...]
Job: Urban Farmer, Capital District Community Gardens – NY
Title: Urban Farmer, Capital District Community Gardens Type: Year-round Location: Upstate NY Compensation: Excellent benefits Capital District Community [...]
FarmHack celebrates ‘resourceful farming with found materials’
Article by Bonnie Azab Powell, Grist EXCERPT: Young farmers in particular have to pinch their pennies hard. Fortunately, the field attracts tinkerers, makers, and make-doers [...]
Beginning Farmer Stories Wanted for Publication
You might have seen the greenhorns guidebook for beginning farmers: https://www.thegreenhorns.net/reading.html The great news is that on the merit of that little pocket guide [...]
Young Farmers, Beginning Farmers, and the Next Farm Bill
Young farmers need help from the USDA—and the next Farm Bill (click here to read full article) (by Lindsey Lusher Shute, Grist) EXCERPT: Unless an agricultural revival and [...]
2 Part Series: Sustainable Agriculture Education – Vision, Story
By John M. Gerber Part 1: Education for sustainable agriculture: A vision As the coordinator of the University of Massachusetts Sustainable Food and Farming undergraduate [...]
First Annual Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Conference
This conference is part of START2FARM, which is funded through a USDA Beginning Farming and Ranching Development Program grant. It will be held on February 6th and 7th in [...]
Great Article About Young Farmers: Debt and Payoffs
For young farmers, it’s a labor of Love: They face debt and uncertainty, but the payoff is independence and an agrarian lifestyle By Ann Belser, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [...]
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