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 [...]
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Organic Farm Performance Research Results from OFRF
EDUCATION & OUTREACH PROJECT RESULTS – FROM THE ORGANIC FARMING RESEARCH FOUNDATION Minnesota Reports Provide Real-World Data on Organic Farm Performance Project [...]
Backyard Chickens: Making Them Legal in Your City
How to get your city to allow backyard chickens (by Jill Richardson; Grist) EXCERPT: Step one, of course, is to figure out whether it is legal. While there are many [...]
Farmer Apprentice Program at Intervale, Vermont
The University of Vermont in partnership with the Intervale Center (www.intervale.org) has created a 7 month Farmer Apprentice Program. This program provides a hands-on, [...]
Understanding the Farm Bill – Articles
As we approach the next Farm Bill cycle, Beginning Farmers will be offering some resources and guides for understanding this complex, but extremely important piece of [...]
Ecological Crisis, Man Made Problems & Hope from Growing Food
Growing your own food may not save the planet – but do it anyway! …because “our revolution will have dancing and excellent food” (by John M. Gerber) [...]
Incubator Farmer Opportunity in Simsbury, Connecticut
The Community Farm of Simsbury (CFS) is a certified organic farm, providing the use of inexpensive farmland, from 1/8th of an acre up to 1 acre, for people interested in [...]
Is Farming the Key to Happiness?
Finding Farming: A Possibility For Deep Happiness (From Civil Eats) EXCERPT: I feel really lucky to have moved onto Sam’s farm. I’ve found mentors, too—many of whom are [...]
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 [...]
Food Prices Will Continue To Rise
U.N. Food Price Index Jumps in December (by William Neuman, New York Times) EXCERPT: World food prices rose sharply in late 2010, bringing them close to the crisis levels [...]
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