{"id":14087,"date":"2017-05-04T11:55:21","date_gmt":"2017-05-04T15:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.cornell.edu\/smallfarmsprogram\/?page_id=14087"},"modified":"2026-03-16T11:36:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T15:36:52","slug":"farm-incubators","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/smallfarms.cornell.edu\/es\/recursos\/farm-incubators\/","title":{"rendered":"Farm Incubators"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is a growing movement of organizations and landowners seeking to develop farm incubators. Here&#8217;s a place to learn from each other, and from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.intervale.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Intervale Center<\/a> in Burlington, VT, which is widely recognized as a leader in farm incubation programs and services.<br>If you have more resources to share with your colleagues, please send them to <a href=\"mailto:ejf5@cornell.edu\">Erica<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"national-incubator-farm-training-initiative-nifti\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>National Incubator Farm Training Initiative (NIFTI)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For a listing of hundreds of resources on starting and operating a Farm Incubator, please visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/nesfp.nutrition.tufts.edu\/NIFTI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Incubator Farm Training Initiative (NIFTI)<\/a> site, run by our friends at the <a href=\"http:\/\/nesfp.nutrition.tufts.edu\/resources\/nta.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Entry Sustainable Farming Project<\/a>. Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/nesfp.nutrition.tufts.edu\/resources\/nta.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Entry&#8217;s website<\/a> to find out about receiving one-on-on technical assistance (from New Entry, The Intervale, ALBA, etc.), attend incubator-related events, sign up for the NIFTI list serve, and browse a map of all the incubators in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"intervale-center-farm-incubator\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Intervale Center Farm Incubator<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/smallfarms.cornell.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Incubation-Oct-2010-Cornell-BFLN-mtg-2k44kjc-vn6uz5.pdf\">Presentation on Intervale&#8217;s Programs<\/a> (PDF) &#8211; by Andrea Tursini at the Oct 2010 Beginning Farmer Learning Network meeting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/smallfarms.cornell.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Andrea-Tursini-Farm-Incubators-sc7cbp-1hy9ze3.pdf\">Notes from Andrea&#8217;s presentation<\/a> (PDF)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/smallfarms.cornell.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/2010-Rental-Rates-IC-1vzxnp6-17uzyic.pdf\">2010 Rental Rates at Intervale<\/a> (PDF) &#8211; fees charged for land and equipment rentals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"new-york-incubators\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>New York Incubators<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.groundswellcenter.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Groundswell Center for Food and Farming Project<\/a> in Ithaca, NY\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/smallfarms.cornell.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/GroundswellIncubatorFall2010-2abdrpo-165322a.pdf\">Groundswell Incubator Description<\/a> (PDF) &#8211; New Incubator launched in 2011!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Groundswell Center <\/strong>is an agriculture education nonprofit based in Ithaca, NY, operating under the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.centerfortransformativeaction.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Center for Transformative Action<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/ecovillageithaca.org\/evi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EcoVillage at Ithaca<\/a> and serving the broader Finger Lakes area. Their core work is nurturing the next generation of farmers and cultivating knowledgeable \u201cfood citizens\u201d through experience based educational programs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"farm-incubator-feasibility-study\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Farm Incubator Feasibility Study<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/smallfarms.cornell.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Greene-County-Agriculture-Incubator-Study-14ekly2-1zmukil.pdf\">Greene County NY Agriculture Incubator Study<\/a> (PDF)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is a growing movement of organizations and landowners seeking to develop farm incubators. 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