Farm Incubator Program Manager Job, Oregon, 2012
Farm Incubator Program Manager East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District (EMSWCD) in Oregon, 2012 (application deadline Aug. 20th) www.emswcd.org We are looking for an individual to fully...
View ArticleLeasing Land to a Farmer Workshops, Boston Area
Two workshops on leasing land to a farmer in the Boston area in October, 2012. In Eastern Massachuestts, where development pressure is high, leasing your land to a farmer can be a rewarding way to...
View ArticleFarmers: Tell Your Story About Finding Land!
Beginning Farmers: The Garden Justice Legal Initiative would love to hear about your story, or stories you’ve heard in your community, about having or not having land. They are planning to compile...
View ArticleLand for Farmers in New Hampshire
Land For Good is helping three land owners find farmers in Stoddard and Hancock, New Hampshire: Lease 91 protected open acres in Stoddard with 3BR house surrounded by thousands of acres of protected...
View ArticleAmerican Farmland Trust Conference 2013
American Farmland Trust is now accepting registrations for Harvesting Opportunities in New York: Growing Local Food Economies and Protecting Farmland, a 2013 conference that will inspire and educate...
View ArticleFarmers: Conservation Stewardship Program – Signing Up
Farmers: The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition has just released a 6-page guide for farmers and ranchers interested in signing up for the Conservation Stewardship Program. Download the full...
View ArticleNew Documentary on the Aging American Farmer
A special documentary, “Changing Lands, Changing Hands,” has come to us by way of Harvest Public Media. The average age of American farmers continues to increase and is currently around 57 years old....
View ArticleFinding Land to Farm: Updated Resource!
Finding Land To Farm Updated Resource on Beginningfarmers.org We recently updated our Finding Farmland page with new and updated links, and a revised structure to make everything easier to find. Check...
View ArticleFarm Incubator Program for Beginning Farmers
Michigan Farm Incubator Seeking Beginning Farmers! Tilian Farm Development Center is a program of Food System Economic Partnership (FSEP) and was born out of the aspirations of local food and farm...
View ArticleFarm Financing Workshop in Illinois
Angelic Organics Learning Center will be hosting an advanced winter workshop on March 4th in Caledonia, Illinois. This workshop will focus on advanced topics that relate to financing your farm. Topics...
View ArticleLand Access for Beginning Farmers Farminar
Land Access – Leases to Support Conservation and Beginning Farmers with Meg and Dave Schmidt, and Ed Cox Explore legal issues pertinent to beginning farmers, including farm succession, the transition...
View ArticleFarmland Access Symposium in Massachusetts
Farmland Access Symposium Saturday, April 12, 2014 – 10:00 am to 2:00 pm Berkshire Athenaeum (Pittsfield’s Public Library), One Wendell Avenue – Pittsfield, Massachusetts Lunch will be served + Advance...
View ArticleFarmers Wanted on Massachusetts Incubator Farm
Farmers Wanted for 2014 Growing Season on Massachusetts Incubator Farm Open View Farm in Conway, Massachusetts (http://www.openviewfarm.org/) has for the past 5 years served as an incubator farm for...
View ArticleFarmland Meets Finance
New from Food First and Transnational Institute: Land & Sovereignty Brief No. 5 – Farmland Meets Finance: Is Land the New Economic Bubble? At the turn of the 21st century, farmland was still...
View ArticleThe Next Generation: Who Will Take Over the Farm?
Teacher or farmer: how would you decide? The average age of a dairy farmer in New York is 57 according to the latest farm census figures. That means many North Country dairy farms are thinking about...
View ArticleFarmland, Food, and Livable Communities Conference
Early Bird Discount Extended to September 1! What does it take to build healthier and more resilient food systems that create jobs, protect farmland, reward family farmers and improve food security for...
View ArticleIncubator Farm Training Conference
National Incubator Farm Training Initiative (NIFTI) Field School Conference - October 1-3, 2014, Portland, Oregon The third annual NIFTI Field School is just over one month away and registration...
View ArticleNYFC Publishes New Finding Farmland Guide – Land Trusts
In 2010, National Young Farmers Coalition (NYFC) was founded by a group of farmers who were struggling to find affordable farmland to start and grow their businesses. Five years later, they know that...
View ArticleWebinars for Farmland Seekers
New Entry Sustainable Farming Project invites you to participate in a series of two webinars for farmland seekers. These webinars will focus on finding farmland, assessing farmland, and the practical...
View ArticleAgricultural Land Donated to Vermont Technical College
In a little over a year, some Vermont Technical College agriculture students will begin living and working on a beautiful dairy farm in Norwich. The million dollar property, called Norwich Farms, was...
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