New Lands Farm

Wash Station Signs

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  • Digital Download

The What to Wash and What Not to Wash signs are visual aides to assist farmers at the wash station in order to recognize which vegetables should be washed in water and those that should not be washed with water. This resource can be used by staff as a guide to teach farmers during a workshop on post-harvest handling, but then will stand alone as a large sign in a farm wash station area. Staff will use hands-on demonstration to show farmers how to utilize the wash station and follow food safety procedure; this is one piece of that education.

BCS Safety Checklist

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  • Digital Download

The BCS Safety Checklist and Parts Diagram is a resource designed to be incorporated into a field workshop to train multi-farming and language/literacy farmers how to safely operate and maintain a BCS machine and roto-tiller attachment. This resource should be used by staff as a guide to teach farmers during a workshop, but can also stand alone as a handout or sign after an initial workshop. Staff will use hands-on demonstration to show farmers how to operate machines and attachments.

CSA Crop Planning Lesson Plan 2014

This document assists trainers in teaching crop planning including: the importance, the process, choosing the right crops, and creating a planting schedule. Advanced. Keywords: Planning, Production, Vegetables

NLF Participant Performance Evaluation

Excel doc for trainers used to evaluate performance of farmers in the context of an incubator farm program. Evaluation covers various topics, some include payments and fees, food safety, equipment use and pest management.  All Regions. English Level: advanced. Farming Level: beginning. Literacy Level: advanced. Key Words: organizational planning, evaulation, administration.

LSS New Lands Farm Program Expectations for Participants

Word document for an organization stating expectations for participants.  Includes pricing structure, progression chart and other broad expections for participants.  Specific to New Lands Farm but easily adaptable. All Regions. English Level: advanced. Farming Level: beginning. Literacy Level: advanced. Key Words: expectations, organizational planning.

New Lands Farm CSA Survey

CSA member survey for New Lands Farm, a refugee farmer collective. Asks for member feedback on their interest in joining again, produce quality, and specific produce preferences.

New Lands Farm CSA Commitment Form

Sample CSA commitment form from New Lands Farm, a refugee farmer collective. Document includes information on New Lands Farm and specifics on what a CSA memership entails.

Your Potential Profit: Enterprise Budgets

Presentation from New Lands Farm that illustrates growing crops for market, with specific examples of expense planning and calculations.

Your Farm is a Business

Presentation from New Lands Farm on planning for your business and making a profit: outlines how to create a business plan with an emphasis on profit, crop specifics, and competition.

Making a Market Plan

Lesson plan from New Lands Farm's winter training series. Outlines the benefits of a farm business market plan and identifies where and how to sell farm products.

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