FIELD Network – Monthly Networking Session – From Incubator to Direct Farm Service

Join our Monthly Networking Session and connect with staff of land-based farm incubator and apprenticeship training programs!

Share challenges faced by land-based training programs supporting a diversity of beginning farmers and brainstorm ideas, solutions, and shared resources.  Network in breakout groups to mix and mingle with other incubator farm program staff and apprenticeship staff across the country to connect and share project updates!

This month’s networking topic is:  From Farm Incubator to Direct Farm Service – How do we best support farmers with business technical assistance?  Running a farm incubator program can be challenging; balancing multiple producers’ production systems, sharing equipment, maintaining “the commons,” and building community can keep incubator programs busy enough.  How do we also then provide quality business technical assistance?  How do we find time to support farmers with on-the-ground production logistics and setting personal, financial, and business goals and a clear strategy to reach them?  How do we support farmers with a solid land access plan and transition strategy?  How can we best balance all the various growth stages and needs of the many different farmers we  support?  Come learn about the various approaches taken over the years from the Intervale Center and ask questions about their programmatic decisions and future programming opportunities.

We meet via Zoom. More information and register here.