Farm Answers

Beth Leipler of Providence Farm Collective shares their work to bring mentorship and hands on experiences to aspiring farmers in socially disadvantaged populations.

ProvidenceFarmCollective.org [website]

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Sally Worley of the Practical Farmers of Iowa discusses their three-part series focused on equipping beginning farmers with the right tools to be successful in the state of Iowa.

PracticalFarmers.org [website]

@PracticalFarmersofIowa [Facebook]

@PracticalFarmer [Instagram]

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@PracticalFarmersofIowa [YouTube]

Dr. Anne Fanatico and Dr. Lynn Gibbard of Appalachian State University share their Frontline to Farm project and how it is helping beginning farmers and military Veterans.

FrontlinetoFarm.appstate.edu [website]

@FrontlinetoFarm [Facebook]

@FrontlinetoFarm [Instagram]

Andrea Smith of the High Desert Food and Farm Alliance discusses their support of beginning farmers and ranchers through workshops, networking events, a mentorship program and an agritourism program - the High Desert Food Trail.

HDFFA.org [website]

@HighDesertFoodandFarm [Facebook]

@HDFFA [Instagram]

Kevin Klair, Curtis Mahnken, Amulya Rao and Megan Engel, members of the BFRDP Clearinghouse team discuss what the Clearinghouse is and how it is helping beginning farmers and ranchers.

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Jen Jensen from the University of Idaho shares about the expansion of her beginning farmer programming, Cultivating Success.

CultivatingSuccess.org [website]

@CSIdaho [Facebook]

Goli Ziolek of Angelic Organics Learning Center shares about business training, farmer-to-farmer training, and farm viability circles.

learngrowconnect.org [website]

@AngelicOrganicsLearningCenter [Facebook]

@AngelicOrganicsLearningCenter [Instagram]

Leah Ricci and Taylor Muglia from Quivira Coalition work to build resilience across dry lands, particularly in the Western United States.

quiviracoalition.org [website]

@QuiviraCoalition [Facebook]

@QuiviraCoalition [Instagram]

@QuiviraAgRanch[Twitter]

Mark Walden discusses Grow Appalachia’s beginning farmer cohort, which covers topics such as mental health and financial management.

growappalachia.berea.edu [website]

@GrowAppalachia [Facebook]

@GrowAppalachiaFarmingNetwork [Facebook Group]

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@GrowAppalachia [Twitter]

Nathan Harkleroad of ALBA in CA shares about his five-year training program targeted at farm workers, often Latinos.

albafarmers.org [website]

@ALBAFarmers [Facebook]

@ALBAFarmers [Instagram]