BASICS OF ORGANIC FARMING COURSE FREE A Free Course on the Basics of Organic Farming for Beginning Farmers from the Organic Farming Research Foundation – Available in 2 Modules. This self-directed course is designed for beginning farmers, existing organic farmers, and farmers in transition to organic

production.

USDA FARMER GRANTS AND OTHER FUNDING For the Fiscal Year 2020 grant cycle, the Working Lands Enterprise Board plans to award a total of $1.15 million to $1.2 million in Business Grants ranging from $5,000 to $150,000. The total includes $500,000 in legislatively mandated funds for dairy-focused projects. Vermont-based businesses and nonprofits are eligible to apply. FIRST GENERATION FARMERS ARCHIVES Beginning Farmers offers information on how to start a farm, planning a new farm, funding resources and finding land to start your farm on. We cover all areas of farming from raising chickens and goats to mushroom production, and urban farms to business farming. HEALTHY SOILS PROGRAM GRANTS Healthy soils program grants provide funds directly to farmers to support specific management practices to sequester carbon and improve soil health. Farmers may receive up to $100,000 for a 3-year project term. Field and row crop, orchard, vineyard, nursery, and livestock operations may apply. Applications are being accepted NOW! FARMING OPPORTUNITY IN WASHINGTON Farming Opportunity Near Elk, Washington for Individual or Couple – 2021. We are Daniel & Patti EarthStewards, retired organic farmers seeking a couple (with no children) or single to transfer our farm to. We live north of Spokane, WA outside of the little town called Elk. FARM SUCCESSION PLANNING Farm Succession planning is essential to the process of passing a farm on to the next generation as smoothly and successfully as possible. Today it is often difficult for children of farmers to take over the family farm. Farm equity is often the default retirement plan for farmers, so they need the money they have invested in it, and can’t simply give it to the next generation. GRANTS FOR URBAN AGRICULTURE The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the availability of $3 million for grants through its new Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production. The competitive grants will support the development of urban agriculture and innovative production projects through two categories, Planning Projects and Implementation

Projects.

GETTING STARTED WITH SHEEP Whether you want milk, meat, or wool for clothing, the sheep is the animal for all of those jobs. In order to get started with sheep, you will first need the facility to house and feed them. Sheep need good pasture with sturdy fencing (ideally electric as this helps with predators) to keep them contained along with an area to separate them

for

GETTING STARTED WITH GOATS The typical goat diet should consist of grass and hay fed regularly if you wish them to be grass-fed but grain can be added based on your personal feeding preferences. All of this should be fed up off the ground in pans or mangers as eating directly from the ground promotes parasites. Also essential is a mineral block that should be placed in

a

FARM HELP NEEDED IN VIRGINIA Farm Help Needed in Virginia. House is a small house 1- Bedroom, one and a half bath room $350 per month (Other location with larger house may be available if this is too small). Availability to do morning and evening chores including goat milking (morning only most of the year) and chickens *Required* 7 days per week. BASICS OF ORGANIC FARMING COURSE FREE A Free Course on the Basics of Organic Farming for Beginning Farmers from the Organic Farming Research Foundation – Available in 2 Modules. This self-directed course is designed for beginning farmers, existing organic farmers, and farmers in transition to organic

production.

USDA FARMER GRANTS AND OTHER FUNDING For the Fiscal Year 2020 grant cycle, the Working Lands Enterprise Board plans to award a total of $1.15 million to $1.2 million in Business Grants ranging from $5,000 to $150,000. The total includes $500,000 in legislatively mandated funds for dairy-focused projects. Vermont-based businesses and nonprofits are eligible to apply. FIRST GENERATION FARMERS ARCHIVES Beginning Farmers offers information on how to start a farm, planning a new farm, funding resources and finding land to start your farm on. We cover all areas of farming from raising chickens and goats to mushroom production, and urban farms to business farming. HEALTHY SOILS PROGRAM GRANTS Healthy soils program grants provide funds directly to farmers to support specific management practices to sequester carbon and improve soil health. Farmers may receive up to $100,000 for a 3-year project term. Field and row crop, orchard, vineyard, nursery, and livestock operations may apply. Applications are being accepted NOW! FARMING OPPORTUNITY IN WASHINGTON Farming Opportunity Near Elk, Washington for Individual or Couple – 2021. We are Daniel & Patti EarthStewards, retired organic farmers seeking a couple (with no children) or single to transfer our farm to. We live north of Spokane, WA outside of the little town called Elk. FARM SUCCESSION PLANNING Farm Succession planning is essential to the process of passing a farm on to the next generation as smoothly and successfully as possible. Today it is often difficult for children of farmers to take over the family farm. Farm equity is often the default retirement plan for farmers, so they need the money they have invested in it, and can’t simply give it to the next generation. GRANTS FOR URBAN AGRICULTURE The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the availability of $3 million for grants through its new Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production. The competitive grants will support the development of urban agriculture and innovative production projects through two categories, Planning Projects and Implementation

Projects.

GETTING STARTED WITH SHEEP Whether you want milk, meat, or wool for clothing, the sheep is the animal for all of those jobs. In order to get started with sheep, you will first need the facility to house and feed them. Sheep need good pasture with sturdy fencing (ideally electric as this helps with predators) to keep them contained along with an area to separate them

for

GETTING STARTED WITH GOATS The typical goat diet should consist of grass and hay fed regularly if you wish them to be grass-fed but grain can be added based on your personal feeding preferences. All of this should be fed up off the ground in pans or mangers as eating directly from the ground promotes parasites. Also essential is a mineral block that should be placed in

a

FARM HELP NEEDED IN VIRGINIA Farm Help Needed in Virginia. House is a small house 1- Bedroom, one and a half bath room $350 per month (Other location with larger house may be available if this is too small). Availability to do morning and evening chores including goat milking (morning only most of the year) and chickens *Required* 7 days per week. WELCOME TO BEGINNING FARMERS Grants for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Food Production from USDA – 2021 Up to $4 million in competitive grants is available to support the development of urban agriculture and innovative production projects. USDA will accept applications on Grants.gov for planning and implementation projects until midnight July 30, 2021. PHASE 4 STIMULUS FOR FARMERS While questions about phase 4 stimulus for farmers remain, here is what we know. The legislation would fund another $16.5 billion in direct assistance for farmers and ranchers, augmenting the $16 billion in payments that will be made through the Coronavirus Food Assistance

Program (CFAP).

FARMER'S FOOTPRINT DOCUMENTARY SERIES The Farmer’s Footprint grassroots movement is targeting a goal of regenerating 5 million acres of U.S. farmland by 2025. This documentary series aims to inform, educate, and inspire consumers and farmers, food distributors and retailers — in fact, everyone who eats — about the dire consequences of chemical agriculture and the

restorative

FARMER DRIVEN RESEARCH, COVER CROPS, MORE... Anyone familiar with USDA’s Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program is already aware of how impactful the program’s farmer-driven research and educational outreach has been over the last 30 years.In fact, SARE has granted $327 million to more than 7,600 projects across the country since its inception. Its groundbreaking work on cover crops still remains EIDL LOANS FOR FARMERS EIDL offers low-interest loans of up to $2 million to small businesses that have been affected financially by the coronavirus pandemic. EIDL Advance offers an advance on loans to provide recipients with more immediate relief. Applicants can receive $1,000 per employee, including themselves, up to $10,000. The loan advance does not need to

be

FARM SUCCESSION PLANNING Farm Succession planning is essential to the process of passing a farm on to the next generation as smoothly and successfully as possible. Today it is often difficult for children of farmers to take over the family farm. Farm equity is often the default retirement plan for farmers, so they need the money they have invested in it, and can’t simply give it to the next generation. THE NITROGEN CYCLE, AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE BASICS The nitrogen cycle is the biogeochemical cycle that describes the transformations of nitrogen and nitrogen-containing compounds in nature.. The basic Earth‘s atmosphere is about 78 percent nitrogen, making it the largest pool of nitrogen. Nitrogen is essential for many biological processes; it is in all amino acids, is incorporated into proteins, and is present in the bases that make REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEM PARTNERSHIP GRANT PROGRAM The Regional Food System Partnership Grant Program from USDA is Open for Applications for 2021. The Regional Food System Partnerships (RFSP) program supports partnerships that connect public and private resources to plan and develop local or regional food systems. GETTING STARTED WITH SHEEP Whether you want milk, meat, or wool for clothing, the sheep is the animal for all of those jobs. In order to get started with sheep, you will first need the facility to house and feed them. Sheep need good pasture with sturdy fencing (ideally electric as this helps with predators) to keep them contained along with an area to separate them

for

FARM INCORPORATION

Farm Incorporation. Beginning farmers often face the tough decision of whether and how to incorporate their farm. From my experience speaking with farmers, and reading discussion forums, blog posts, and articles, it is clear that the issue of incorporation is going to be an individual one, and that the best option is going to depend on your

own

WELCOME TO BEGINNING FARMERS Grants for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Food Production from USDA – 2021 Up to $4 million in competitive grants is available to support the development of urban agriculture and innovative production projects. USDA will accept applications on Grants.gov for planning and implementation projects until midnight July 30, 2021. BASICS OF ORGANIC FARMING COURSE FREE A Free Course on the Basics of Organic Farming for Beginning Farmers from the Organic Farming Research Foundation – Available in 2 Modules. This self-directed course is designed for beginning farmers, existing organic farmers, and farmers in transition to organic

production.

ONLINE FARMING COURSES FROM CORNELL Register for the 2019-2020 Online Farming Courses from the Cornell Small Farms Project, Block One Webinars Start Soon. Our program offers more than 20 online farming courses to help farmers improve their technical and business skills covering a range of topics any farmer needs to succeed. Courses are offered with tiered pricing from $199 USDA FARMER GRANTS AND OTHER FUNDING For the Fiscal Year 2020 grant cycle, the Working Lands Enterprise Board plans to award a total of $1.15 million to $1.2 million in Business Grants ranging from $5,000 to $150,000. The total includes $500,000 in legislatively mandated funds for dairy-focused projects. Vermont-based businesses and nonprofits are eligible to apply. FIRST GENERATION FARMERS ARCHIVES Beginning Farmers offers information on how to start a farm, planning a new farm, funding resources and finding land to start your farm on. We cover all areas of farming from raising chickens and goats to mushroom production, and urban farms to business farming. FARM SUCCESSION PLANNING Farm Succession planning is essential to the process of passing a farm on to the next generation as smoothly and successfully as possible. Today it is often difficult for children of farmers to take over the family farm. Farm equity is often the default retirement plan for farmers, so they need the money they have invested in it, and can’t simply give it to the next generation. HEALTHY SOILS PROGRAM GRANTS Healthy soils program grants provide funds directly to farmers to support specific management practices to sequester carbon and improve soil health. Farmers may receive up to $100,000 for a 3-year project term. Field and row crop, orchard, vineyard, nursery, and livestock operations may apply. Applications are being accepted NOW! FARM HELP NEEDED IN VIRGINIA Farm Help Needed in Virginia. House is a small house 1- Bedroom, one and a half bath room $350 per month (Other location with larger house may be available if this is too small). Availability to do morning and evening chores including goat milking (morning only most of the year) and chickens *Required* 7 days per week. GETTING STARTED WITH SHEEP Whether you want milk, meat, or wool for clothing, the sheep is the animal for all of those jobs. In order to get started with sheep, you will first need the facility to house and feed them. Sheep need good pasture with sturdy fencing (ideally electric as this helps with predators) to keep them contained along with an area to separate them

for

RECOMMENDED VEGETABLE VARIETIES FOR OREGON'S GROWING Listed below are varieties recommended by OSU Extension. Artichoke (not regions III and IV) Green Globe, Imperial Star, Emerald. Asparagus Mary Washington, Jersey Knight, Jersey Giant, UC 157, Purple Passion. Beans (green bush) Tendercrop, Venture, Slenderette, Oregon 91G, Oregon Trail, Provider, Jade, Oregon 54. (flat Italian) Roma II. WELCOME TO BEGINNING FARMERS Grants for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Food Production from USDA – 2021 Up to $4 million in competitive grants is available to support the development of urban agriculture and innovative production projects. USDA will accept applications on Grants.gov for planning and implementation projects until midnight July 30, 2021. BASICS OF ORGANIC FARMING COURSE FREE A Free Course on the Basics of Organic Farming for Beginning Farmers from the Organic Farming Research Foundation – Available in 2 Modules. This self-directed course is designed for beginning farmers, existing organic farmers, and farmers in transition to organic

production.

ONLINE FARMING COURSES FROM CORNELL Register for the 2019-2020 Online Farming Courses from the Cornell Small Farms Project, Block One Webinars Start Soon. Our program offers more than 20 online farming courses to help farmers improve their technical and business skills covering a range of topics any farmer needs to succeed. Courses are offered with tiered pricing from $199 USDA FARMER GRANTS AND OTHER FUNDING For the Fiscal Year 2020 grant cycle, the Working Lands Enterprise Board plans to award a total of $1.15 million to $1.2 million in Business Grants ranging from $5,000 to $150,000. The total includes $500,000 in legislatively mandated funds for dairy-focused projects. Vermont-based businesses and nonprofits are eligible to apply. FIRST GENERATION FARMERS ARCHIVES Beginning Farmers offers information on how to start a farm, planning a new farm, funding resources and finding land to start your farm on. We cover all areas of farming from raising chickens and goats to mushroom production, and urban farms to business farming. FARM SUCCESSION PLANNING Farm Succession planning is essential to the process of passing a farm on to the next generation as smoothly and successfully as possible. Today it is often difficult for children of farmers to take over the family farm. Farm equity is often the default retirement plan for farmers, so they need the money they have invested in it, and can’t simply give it to the next generation. HEALTHY SOILS PROGRAM GRANTS Healthy soils program grants provide funds directly to farmers to support specific management practices to sequester carbon and improve soil health. Farmers may receive up to $100,000 for a 3-year project term. Field and row crop, orchard, vineyard, nursery, and livestock operations may apply. Applications are being accepted NOW! FARM HELP NEEDED IN VIRGINIA Farm Help Needed in Virginia. House is a small house 1- Bedroom, one and a half bath room $350 per month (Other location with larger house may be available if this is too small). Availability to do morning and evening chores including goat milking (morning only most of the year) and chickens *Required* 7 days per week. GETTING STARTED WITH SHEEP Whether you want milk, meat, or wool for clothing, the sheep is the animal for all of those jobs. In order to get started with sheep, you will first need the facility to house and feed them. Sheep need good pasture with sturdy fencing (ideally electric as this helps with predators) to keep them contained along with an area to separate them

for

RECOMMENDED VEGETABLE VARIETIES FOR OREGON'S GROWING Listed below are varieties recommended by OSU Extension. Artichoke (not regions III and IV) Green Globe, Imperial Star, Emerald. Asparagus Mary Washington, Jersey Knight, Jersey Giant, UC 157, Purple Passion. Beans (green bush) Tendercrop, Venture, Slenderette, Oregon 91G, Oregon Trail, Provider, Jade, Oregon 54. (flat Italian) Roma II. WELCOME TO BEGINNING FARMERS Grants for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Food Production from USDA – 2021 Up to $4 million in competitive grants is available to support the development of urban agriculture and innovative production projects. USDA will accept applications on Grants.gov for planning and implementation projects until midnight July 30, 2021. FREE ONLINE TOOL FOR FARM MAPPING Farm-File provides a simple way to accurately make a farm map. Via the website you can map your farm, mark out and measure areas and produce professional working farm maps. The basic plan is free to sign up for HERE. Here’s a short video showing how it works: More videos on using this tool: Full Farm Mapping Demo; Enter Your Farm Address LOAN PAYMENTS FOR SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMERS The relief was authorized in March by the American Rescue Plan, a $1.9 trillion pandemic response package.According to the legislation, the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) will pay up to 120 percent of direct and guaranteed loan outstanding balances as of January 1, 2021, for farmers and ranchers who are Black, Indigenous, Hispanic/Latinx, Asian American, or Pacific Islander. AGROFORESTRY WEBINAR SERIES Agroforestry Webinar Series Will Showcase New Research, Techniques and More. Agroforestry describes a wide range of practices that integrate trees, forests, and agricultural production. FARM MARKETING RESOURCES Market Maker is a database connects markets and food sources from farm and fishery to fork. This is not a sales platform, but any farm can create a free profile. ripeCommunity is a directory of food businesses serving the local community during the COVID-19 crisis.The goal is to connect those providing food (restaurants, farms, farm businesses, grocery stores) to community members who need FARM RISK MANAGEMENT RESOURCES Risk is an inherent part of farming.And farm risk management is an essential activity that every farmer should consider.Here you will find resources that cover insurance and other issues related to risk management. Introduction to Crop Insurance for Organic and Transitioning Producers – Guidebook from OFRF and USDA. How crop insurance works for organic and transitioning farmers, including GRANTS FOR URBAN AGRICULTURE The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the availability of $3 million for grants through its new Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production. The competitive grants will support the development of urban agriculture and innovative production projects through two categories, Planning Projects and Implementation

Projects.

FARM JOB AT WOZUPI TRIBAL GARDENS Farm Laborer Job at Wozupi Tribal Gardens in Minnesota – 2020. THIS JOB HAS BEEN FILLED FOR THE 2020-2021 SEASON. PLEASE CHECK BACK AGAIN NEXT YEAR. The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community in Prior Lake Minnesota is looking for a Farm Laborer to join our team in our Wozupi Tribal Gardens! Owned and operated by the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux GETTING STARTED WITH GOATS The typical goat diet should consist of grass and hay fed regularly if you wish them to be grass-fed but grain can be added based on your personal feeding preferences. All of this should be fed up off the ground in pans or mangers as eating directly from the ground promotes parasites. Also essential is a mineral block that should be placed in

a

ILLINOIS FARMER RESILIENCE FUND GRANTS Apply Today for 2020 Illinois Farmer Resilience Fund Grants. The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically increased demand for locally-produced food. Thanks to support from the Chicago Region Food System Fund, the Illinois Stewardship Alliance is announcing a new Resilience Fund that will provide 25 local food producers in Illinois with $5,000 to $20,000 grants to scale up and adapt their business WELCOME TO BEGINNING FARMERS Grants for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Food Production from USDA – 2021 Up to $4 million in competitive grants is available to support the development of urban agriculture and innovative production projects. USDA will accept applications on Grants.gov for planning and implementation projects until midnight July 30, 2021. BASICS OF ORGANIC FARMING COURSE FREE A Free Course on the Basics of Organic Farming for Beginning Farmers from the Organic Farming Research Foundation – Available in 2 Modules. This self-directed course is designed for beginning farmers, existing organic farmers, and farmers in transition to organic

production.

ONLINE FARMING COURSES FROM CORNELL Register for the 2019-2020 Online Farming Courses from the Cornell Small Farms Project, Block One Webinars Start Soon. Our program offers more than 20 online farming courses to help farmers improve their technical and business skills covering a range of topics any farmer needs to succeed. Courses are offered with tiered pricing from $199 USDA FARMER GRANTS AND OTHER FUNDING For the Fiscal Year 2020 grant cycle, the Working Lands Enterprise Board plans to award a total of $1.15 million to $1.2 million in Business Grants ranging from $5,000 to $150,000. The total includes $500,000 in legislatively mandated funds for dairy-focused projects. Vermont-based businesses and nonprofits are eligible to apply. FIRST GENERATION FARMERS ARCHIVES Beginning Farmers offers information on how to start a farm, planning a new farm, funding resources and finding land to start your farm on. We cover all areas of farming from raising chickens and goats to mushroom production, and urban farms to business farming. FARM SUCCESSION PLANNING Farm Succession planning is essential to the process of passing a farm on to the next generation as smoothly and successfully as possible. Today it is often difficult for children of farmers to take over the family farm. Farm equity is often the default retirement plan for farmers, so they need the money they have invested in it, and can’t simply give it to the next generation. HEALTHY SOILS PROGRAM GRANTS Healthy soils program grants provide funds directly to farmers to support specific management practices to sequester carbon and improve soil health. Farmers may receive up to $100,000 for a 3-year project term. Field and row crop, orchard, vineyard, nursery, and livestock operations may apply. Applications are being accepted NOW! FARM HELP NEEDED IN VIRGINIA Farm Help Needed in Virginia. House is a small house 1- Bedroom, one and a half bath room $350 per month (Other location with larger house may be available if this is too small). Availability to do morning and evening chores including goat milking (morning only most of the year) and chickens *Required* 7 days per week. GETTING STARTED WITH SHEEP Whether you want milk, meat, or wool for clothing, the sheep is the animal for all of those jobs. In order to get started with sheep, you will first need the facility to house and feed them. Sheep need good pasture with sturdy fencing (ideally electric as this helps with predators) to keep them contained along with an area to separate them

for

RECOMMENDED VEGETABLE VARIETIES FOR OREGON'S GROWING Listed below are varieties recommended by OSU Extension. Artichoke (not regions III and IV) Green Globe, Imperial Star, Emerald. Asparagus Mary Washington, Jersey Knight, Jersey Giant, UC 157, Purple Passion. Beans (green bush) Tendercrop, Venture, Slenderette, Oregon 91G, Oregon Trail, Provider, Jade, Oregon 54. (flat Italian) Roma II. WELCOME TO BEGINNING FARMERS Grants for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Food Production from USDA – 2021 Up to $4 million in competitive grants is available to support the development of urban agriculture and innovative production projects. USDA will accept applications on Grants.gov for planning and implementation projects until midnight July 30, 2021. BASICS OF ORGANIC FARMING COURSE FREE A Free Course on the Basics of Organic Farming for Beginning Farmers from the Organic Farming Research Foundation – Available in 2 Modules. This self-directed course is designed for beginning farmers, existing organic farmers, and farmers in transition to organic

production.

ONLINE FARMING COURSES FROM CORNELL Register for the 2019-2020 Online Farming Courses from the Cornell Small Farms Project, Block One Webinars Start Soon. Our program offers more than 20 online farming courses to help farmers improve their technical and business skills covering a range of topics any farmer needs to succeed. Courses are offered with tiered pricing from $199 USDA FARMER GRANTS AND OTHER FUNDING For the Fiscal Year 2020 grant cycle, the Working Lands Enterprise Board plans to award a total of $1.15 million to $1.2 million in Business Grants ranging from $5,000 to $150,000. The total includes $500,000 in legislatively mandated funds for dairy-focused projects. Vermont-based businesses and nonprofits are eligible to apply. FIRST GENERATION FARMERS ARCHIVES Beginning Farmers offers information on how to start a farm, planning a new farm, funding resources and finding land to start your farm on. We cover all areas of farming from raising chickens and goats to mushroom production, and urban farms to business farming. FARM SUCCESSION PLANNING Farm Succession planning is essential to the process of passing a farm on to the next generation as smoothly and successfully as possible. Today it is often difficult for children of farmers to take over the family farm. Farm equity is often the default retirement plan for farmers, so they need the money they have invested in it, and can’t simply give it to the next generation. HEALTHY SOILS PROGRAM GRANTS Healthy soils program grants provide funds directly to farmers to support specific management practices to sequester carbon and improve soil health. Farmers may receive up to $100,000 for a 3-year project term. Field and row crop, orchard, vineyard, nursery, and livestock operations may apply. Applications are being accepted NOW! FARM HELP NEEDED IN VIRGINIA Farm Help Needed in Virginia. House is a small house 1- Bedroom, one and a half bath room $350 per month (Other location with larger house may be available if this is too small). Availability to do morning and evening chores including goat milking (morning only most of the year) and chickens *Required* 7 days per week. GETTING STARTED WITH SHEEP Whether you want milk, meat, or wool for clothing, the sheep is the animal for all of those jobs. In order to get started with sheep, you will first need the facility to house and feed them. Sheep need good pasture with sturdy fencing (ideally electric as this helps with predators) to keep them contained along with an area to separate them

for

RECOMMENDED VEGETABLE VARIETIES FOR OREGON'S GROWING Listed below are varieties recommended by OSU Extension. Artichoke (not regions III and IV) Green Globe, Imperial Star, Emerald. Asparagus Mary Washington, Jersey Knight, Jersey Giant, UC 157, Purple Passion. Beans (green bush) Tendercrop, Venture, Slenderette, Oregon 91G, Oregon Trail, Provider, Jade, Oregon 54. (flat Italian) Roma II. WELCOME TO BEGINNING FARMERS Grants for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Food Production from USDA – 2021 Up to $4 million in competitive grants is available to support the development of urban agriculture and innovative production projects. USDA will accept applications on Grants.gov for planning and implementation projects until midnight July 30, 2021. FREE ONLINE TOOL FOR FARM MAPPING Farm-File provides a simple way to accurately make a farm map. Via the website you can map your farm, mark out and measure areas and produce professional working farm maps. The basic plan is free to sign up for HERE. Here’s a short video showing how it works: More videos on using this tool: Full Farm Mapping Demo; Enter Your Farm Address LOAN PAYMENTS FOR SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMERS The relief was authorized in March by the American Rescue Plan, a $1.9 trillion pandemic response package.According to the legislation, the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) will pay up to 120 percent of direct and guaranteed loan outstanding balances as of January 1, 2021, for farmers and ranchers who are Black, Indigenous, Hispanic/Latinx, Asian American, or Pacific Islander. AGROFORESTRY WEBINAR SERIES Agroforestry Webinar Series Will Showcase New Research, Techniques and More. Agroforestry describes a wide range of practices that integrate trees, forests, and agricultural production. FARM MARKETING RESOURCES Market Maker is a database connects markets and food sources from farm and fishery to fork. This is not a sales platform, but any farm can create a free profile. ripeCommunity is a directory of food businesses serving the local community during the COVID-19 crisis.The goal is to connect those providing food (restaurants, farms, farm businesses, grocery stores) to community members who need FARM RISK MANAGEMENT RESOURCES Risk is an inherent part of farming.And farm risk management is an essential activity that every farmer should consider.Here you will find resources that cover insurance and other issues related to risk management. Introduction to Crop Insurance for Organic and Transitioning Producers – Guidebook from OFRF and USDA. How crop insurance works for organic and transitioning farmers, including GRANTS FOR URBAN AGRICULTURE The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the availability of $3 million for grants through its new Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production. The competitive grants will support the development of urban agriculture and innovative production projects through two categories, Planning Projects and Implementation

Projects.

GETTING STARTED WITH GOATS The typical goat diet should consist of grass and hay fed regularly if you wish them to be grass-fed but grain can be added based on your personal feeding preferences. All of this should be fed up off the ground in pans or mangers as eating directly from the ground promotes parasites. Also essential is a mineral block that should be placed in

a

FARM JOB AT WOZUPI TRIBAL GARDENS Farm Laborer Job at Wozupi Tribal Gardens in Minnesota – 2020. THIS JOB HAS BEEN FILLED FOR THE 2020-2021 SEASON. PLEASE CHECK BACK AGAIN NEXT YEAR. The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community in Prior Lake Minnesota is looking for a Farm Laborer to join our team in our Wozupi Tribal Gardens! Owned and operated by the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux ILLINOIS FARMER RESILIENCE FUND GRANTS Apply Today for 2020 Illinois Farmer Resilience Fund Grants. The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically increased demand for locally-produced food. Thanks to support from the Chicago Region Food System Fund, the Illinois Stewardship Alliance is announcing a new Resilience Fund that will provide 25 local food producers in Illinois with $5,000 to $20,000 grants to scale up and adapt their business

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STIMULUS BILL AND FARMERS – NFU ANALYSIS Stimulus Bill and Farmers – Bill Provides Support for Farmers, Rural Hospitals   To alleviate the current and potential economic fallout from the global COVID-19

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SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND COVID-19 Here are the latest posts from the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition Including Sustainable Agriculture and COVID-19, COVID-19 Impacts on the Food and Farm System, EQIP Signups, and More…   NSAC’s Response – Sustainable Agriculture and COVID-19 The rapidly developing COVID-19 pandemic is already causing significant impacts across the entirety of our US food and agriculture system. Necessary measures to contain the spread of the virus have resulted in restaurant,

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USDA BEGINNING FARMER AND RANCHER TEAM New USDA Beginning Farmer and Rancher Team Convened to Better Serve Aspiring Farmers The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is standing up a new USDA Beginning Farmer and Rancher team of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) staff that will lead a department-wide effort focused on serving beginning farmers and ranchers.  “More than a quarter of producers are beginning farmers,” said USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Censky. “We need to support the next generation of

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ORGANIC FARM INTERNSHIPS IN MASSACHUSETTS Organic Farm Internships in Massachusetts at Charlies Redhouse Farm – 2020 Hello everybody! We are Charlies Redhouse Farm, a Certified Organic farm located in Winchendon MA, about an hour outside of Boston. We are surrounded by a beautiful New England landscape, great for hiking & biking, including miles of bike paths and several state parks. The farm itself consists of 64 acres, 44 of which are forested while the other 20 are a mix of hay fields, farmland, and a pond. We

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FARMERS MARKET ASSISTANT JOB IN SC Farmers Market Assistant Job at Wild Hope Farm in Chester, South Carolina – 2020 Wild Hope Farm is a sustainable farm in Chester, SC, using organic practices and permaculture design to grow fresh produce, flowers, and pasture raised laying hens. We are currently growing on 12 acres of certified organic production. The 220 acre property consists of greenhouses, walking trails, a 10-acre pond, and diversified natural areas. Our produce is sold through a 350 person farm share, to local

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VETERAN FARMER TRAINING IN NEW MEXICO Apply Now for Armed to Farm Veteran Farmer Training in New Mexico May 18-22, 2020 The National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) is partnering with Holistic Management International (HMI) to bring its Armed to Farm (ATF) training to the Southwest. Veterans who want to attend the week-long training in Albuquerque, New Mexico, can apply online now. ATF allows veterans and their spouses to experience

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USDA SMALL SCALE MEAT PROCESSING ROUNDTABLES USDA Small Scale Meat Processing Roundtables, Farmer Driven Conservation, and more news from the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)   USDA Small Scale Meat Processing Roundtables Continue in 2020 Last month, the Niche Meat Processors Assistance Network, along with the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) and the Sustainable Food Center (SFC), hosted the first small and very small meat and poultry processing roundtable of 2020 in Austin,

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