The New Entry Sustainable Farming Project offers regular free two-hour Explore Farming workshops to give an honest introduction to farming. The Mass Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) offers a five-session evening course called Exploring the Small Farm Dream to help determine if farming is right for you and the next steps in your farming

The New Entry Sustainable Farming Project offers regular free two-hour Explore Farming workshops to give an honest introduction to farming. The Mass Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) offers a five-session evening course called Exploring the Small Farm Dream to help determine if farming is right for you and the next steps in your farming

Designed to augment the on-farm learning of the farm apprenticeship program, MOFGA’s Farm Training Project (FTP) workshops follow an informal format, usually beginning with a farm tour followed by a presentation on the topic of the day.

Explore Farming workshop, Julie started working on a career shift. She graduated from New Entry’s Farm Business Planning Course in 2008 and began growing vegetables on New Entry’s incubator training farms in Dracut, Mass. Two years later, Julie rented an acre of land in Littleton, Mass., where she officially started Full Basket Farm.

The 5th NIFTI National Field School will include workshops, skills­based training, and discussions designed to critically examine the Incubator Farm as a model of beginning farmer training, and to grow the professional skills of Incubator Farm Project staff nationwide.

Farmer training programs: Educational programming, which can include group workshops, technical assistance, and field-based-learning, designed to help farmers grow their businesses. Refugee farm incubators emphasize culturally and linguistically informed services for farmers. T&TA: Training and Technical Assistance.

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attended beginning farmer workshops and events to speak directly to growers about our project. Analysis of data from 63 survey respondents and 13 interviewees revealed that beginning farmers in Massachusetts find strong resources regarding setting up a farm business, whole farm management, and production topics such as raising

Explore Farming workshop, Julie started working on a career shift. She graduated from New Entry’s Farm Business Planning Course in 2008 and began growing vegetables on New Entry’s incubator training farms in Dracut, Mass. Two years later, Julie rented an acre of land in Littleton, Mass., where she officially started Full Basket Farm.

Record Keeping Workshops ­ track your way to farm success! Risk Management for the Farm ­ how to navigate and protect your farm business Farmer Profile: Andrew Kennedy