Social Network

Along with six other experienced farm incubator programs, the New Entry Sustainable Farming Project has developed a two-year dissemination and technical assistance program to serve new and emerging programs. Activities include include:

"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."

"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.

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

In 1997, ten farmers from northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin founded the Upper Midwest Collaborative Regional Alliance for Farmer Training (CRAFT), the second CRAFT program in the U.S. Since then, the alliance has become one of the leading efforts to train the next generation of organic, biodynamic, and sustainable farmers.

The NOFA-NH Beginner Farmer Program aims to support NH's beginner farmers by:

        1. Providing educational opportunities and connections to agricultural service providers and organizations throughout NH;

        2. Connecting beginner farmers to NH mentors through Mentorship and Journeyperson programs;

New Farm has inspired and informed farmers worldwide for more than 30 years - first in print and now online. Featured are farmer-to-farmer resources, articles and personal stories that explain how to make organic farming profitable and build supportive communities.

The Countryside Conservancy was established in 1999 as a cooperating partner of Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CVNP) to rehabilitate and revitalize the old farms still surviving within park boundaries. Since then, they have expanded to include a variety activities to establish and maintain local food systems.

This program houses an ongoing peer support network, culturally appropriate training and technical services, and farm and business incubation facilities.  Participants will learn about markets, globalization, cooperatives, and production.