Farming 1-3 years

Resources for people who have 1-3 years of experience with farming or ranching.

Building a Foundation for New Farmers: Training, Resources, and Networks

http://casfs.ucsc.edu/

"This program expands farmer training opportunities at the CASFS Apprenticeship on the UCSC Farm; revises widely-used production and marketing training manuals for national dissemination as free online resources and at-cost print resources; and expands existing and creating new mentoring and peer-to-peer support opportunities via workshops, fie

Sponsoring Organization:
UCSC University of California Santa Cruz
CASFS The Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems

International Rescue Committee in San Diego's Refugee Entrepreneurial Agriculture Program

http://www.rescue.org/us-program/us-san-diego-ca/fsch

"International Rescue Committee (IRC) San Diego' Refugee Entrepreneurial Agriculture Program (REAP) assists new American refugee farmers in becoming future leaders of a sustainable, urban and ethnically-oriented agricultural sector.

Sponsoring Organization:
IRC International Rescue Committee

Farm Incubator Educational Training Program and Web-based Resource Center for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers

http://www.aamu.edu/Academics/alns/SFRC/Pages/default.aspx

"Alabama A&M University's (AAMU) Small Farms Research Center has a long history of serving the needs of small, limited resource and socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers in Alabama. Since 2008, the Center has assisted over 300 agricultural producers through value-added producer grants, crop insurance, cost-share and loan programs.

Sponsoring Organization:
Small Farms Research Center at Alabama A&M University

BFN/Mass Beginning Farmer Network of Massachusetts

http://bfnmass.org/

"The Beginning Farmer Network of Massachusetts (BFN/Mass) is a collaborative network of farmers and farm service providers dedicated to beginning farmer success in MA."

Sponsoring Organization:
New Entry Sustainable Farming Project

Profit in the Field: A Primer on Direct-Market Farm Business Models for Beginning Farmers, Lenders, and Investors

http://www.learngrowconnect.org/files/ProfitInTheField_Web.pdf

Direct-market farmers can use this publication to introduce potential stakeholders to direct-market business models and what it takes for their farm to achieve profitability.

Sponsoring Organization:
Angelic Organics Learning Center

Farmer Development Scholarship Program

http://www.learngrowconnect.org/node/4225

The Upper Midwest Collaborative Regional Alliance for Farmer Training (CRAFT) and Angelic Organics Learning Center (AOLC) created the Farmer Development Scholarship Program to help farmers in the Upper Midwest CRAFT network offset the costs of continuing education as they build and grow their young farm businesses. Eligible farms can apply for

Sponsoring Organization:
Angelic Organics Learning Center
Upper Midwest CRAFT Collaborative Regional Alliance for Farmer Training

Farm Hack

http://www.youngfarmers.org/practical/farm-hack/

"Farm Hack is a farmer-driven community to develop, document and build tools for resilient agriculture.  We accelerate this process by connecting farmers with other farmers, engineers, designers, architects and other allies through in-person events on farms, at institutions, or in grange halls, and through an online forum.

Sponsoring Organization:
National Young Farmers Coalition

Technical Assistance Pool

http://www.learngrowconnect.org/node/4262

The Technical Assistance Pool is an accumulation of specialists who have skills and/or expertise they would like to share with beginning and transitioning farmers to improve the economic viability of sustainable farms in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin.

Sponsoring Organization:
Angelic Organics Learning Center

Technical Assistance Program

http://www.learngrowconnect.org/node/4259

The Technical Assistance Program (TAP) pairs farmers with consultants to provide targeted expertise and assistance in the areas of land acquisition, business management, production and marketing.

Sponsoring Organization:
Angelic Organics Learning Center

Stateline Farm Beginnings®

http://www.learngrowconnect.org/node/4239

Stateline Farm Beginnings® is a farmer-led training and support program designed to help people plan and launch sustainable farm businesses.

Sponsoring Organization:
Angelic Organics Learning Center