Along with six other experienced farm incubator programs, the New Entry Sustainable Farming Project has developed a two-year dissemination and technical assistance program to serve new and emerging programs. Activities include include:
"Farm Hack is a farmer-driven community to develop, document and build tools for resilient agriculture. We accelerate this process by connecting farmers with other farmers, engineers, designers, architects and other allies through in-person events on farms, at institutions, or in grange halls, and through an online forum.
In 1997, ten farmers from northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin founded the Upper Midwest Collaborative Regional Alliance for Farmer Training (CRAFT), the second CRAFT program in the U.S. Since then, the alliance has become one of the leading efforts to train the next generation of organic, biodynamic, and sustainable farmers.
New Farm has inspired and informed farmers worldwide for more than 30 years - first in print and now online. Featured are farmer-to-farmer resources, articles and personal stories that explain how to make organic farming profitable and build supportive communities.
The Countryside Conservancy was established in 1999 as a cooperating partner of Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CVNP) to rehabilitate and revitalize the old farms still surviving within park boundaries. Since then, they have expanded to include a variety activities to establish and maintain local food systems.
This program houses an ongoing peer support network, culturally appropriate training and technical services, and farm and business incubation facilities. Participants will learn about markets, globalization, cooperatives, and production.
Washington State University Researchers and Extension Educators are researching different methods for reducing tillage in Organic vegetable production. This video demonstrates termination of barley and vetch cover crops with a roller/crimper and flail mower.