Are you a beginning farmer looking to engage with our projects? The following projects address needs and support for farmers just getting started.
Labor Ready
This project offers a team-based approach to building skills of new farmers and Latino agricultural employees wanting to climb the ladder from labor to management.
Online Courses
The Cornell Small Farms Program offers a suite of more than 20 online courses to help farmers improve their technical and business skills.
Specialty Mushrooms
Demand for specialty mushrooms is rapidly rising, as consumers look to purchase foods that are healthy, nutritious, and medicinal. This project offers training both in person and online, cultivation and marketing factsheets, videos, and guidebooks.
Past Projects
In the last couple years, we've hosted various projects that produced useful resources. Although the projects below aren't currently being offered, we wanted to make sure they remained accessible
Profit Teams
Advanced Beginning Farmer Profit Team Project
This project provides 40 advanced beginning farmers with intensive support from a “New Farmer Profit Team” of advisers.
Trainers Toolbox
Resources for Service Providers
Since 2009 the Beginning Farmer Learning Network has met once a year to share ideas and improve the support we collectively provide to beginning farmers. The Trainers Toolbox is the repository of presentations, documents, and webinars shared by members of this network.
