Gain Experience

Program or resource provides experience to participants.

Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary

http://www.massaudubon.org/Nature_Connection/Sanctuaries/Drumlin_Farm/index.php

The 232-acre farm, the Mass Audubon’s only working educational farm, practices organic/sustainable farming that supports native habitat. "Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary teaches environmental conservation using the farm to illustrate principles of sustainable land use.

Sponsoring Organization:
Massachusetts Audubon Society

MOFFA Maryland Organic Food and Farming Association

http://marylandorganic.org/

MOFFA is a non-profit educational organization that brings together the community of growers, consumers, and retailers in Maryland to support organic and ecological farming and local food production.

Sponsoring Organization:
MOFFA Maryland Organic Food and Farming Association

Pennsylvania Women's Agricultural Network

http://agsci.psu.edu/wagn

"The primary purposes of PA-WAgN are to encourage and support women in agriculture provide and strengthen networks for women in agriculture; provide educational and mentoring opportunities for women in agriculture; raise community awareness of agricultural related issues and concerns; and sustain farming livelihoods.

Sponsoring Organization:
Pennsylvania State University Extension

Northeast Beginning Farmers Project

http://nebeginningfarmers.org/

"We have a Web site and also offer online courses taught by experienced Extension educators and using content from the website, and we develop new informational resources for new farmers like the Guide to Farming in NY and our new series of farming videos."

Sponsoring Organization:
Cornell University Cooperative Extension

MOFGA Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association

http://www.mofga.org/

MOFGA "helps farmers grow organic food, fiber and other crops; protect the environment; recycle natural resources; increase local food production; and support rural communities." MOFGA offers a journeyperson program; farmer-to-farmer conference; Common Ground Education Center; short courses, workshops, and other education and technical services

Sponsoring Organization:
MOFGA Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association

Developing Farm Financial Knowledge of Beginning and Sustainable Farmers

http://www.mosesorganic.org/

"Developing Farm Financial Knowledge of Beginning Organic and Sustainable Farmers project has been designed by the Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service to respond to the need of beginning farmers involved with sustainable and organic agriculture to better understand farm financial management."

Sponsoring Organization:
MOSES Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service

Cultivating New Generation And Immigrant Farmers In Washington State

http://smallfarms.wsu.edu/immigrant-farmers/index.html

"While many immigrants are highly skilled in agriculture and are passionate about farming, they often have limited access to basic resources such as land, water, and farm financing.

Sponsoring Organization:
Washington State University Extension

Arkansas Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program

http://www.clt.astate.edu/dkennedy/alfdc2.htm

"Limited resource and small family farms are approved with financial and management expertise to help them achieve greater yields and more profitable operations.

Sponsoring Organization:
Arkansas Land & Farm Development Corporation

La'akea Community Residential Learning Opportunities

http://permaculture-hawaii.com/residential/

The La'akea Community conducts permaculture certification training and classes, hosts conferences and events relating to permaculture, and provides long term residential study and work exchange positions.

Sponsoring Organization:
La'akea Community

BELAA Building Environmental Leaders in Animal Agriculture project

http://www.extension.org/pages/54360/beginning-farmer-and-rancher-stewardship-re...

The Building Environmental Leaders in Animal Agriculture (BELAA) project has several objectives: Reward proactive young & beginning animal ag producers for environmental stewardship through the "Environmental Leader" award program, Develop educational modules for use by classroom teachers, extension staff, young farmer & r

Sponsoring Organization:
University of Nebraska Lincoln Extension
Montana State University Extension