The Grant Writing for Farmers 101 webinar, is part of the Investing in Your Farm: Accessing Grants and Loans for Growing Your Business workshop series, hosted by the New Entry Sustainable Farming Project.
In this webinar, instructors share knowledge/understanding of state/federal grant and loan programs. Topics covered in the workshop include: Requests for Applications (RFA), eligibility criteria, matching funds, cost-share requirements and sample proposals to identify the components of a good application.
For additional information please reach us out at: nesfp@tufts.edu
The Farm Business Planning course is designed to help you create a written plan to start or expand your farm business. If you are interested in growing on our incubator farm, you must have a business plan.
Each evening session is filled with information and activities that will help you write your farm business plan. The Farm Business Planning course is designed to help you create a written plan to start or expand your farm business.
The New Entry Farmer Resource Fair is a one-stop-shop for beginning and small farmers to meet and register with essential farm service providers. Representatives from FSA, MDAR, NRCS, USDA FNS, UMass Extension and more will be available for one on one registration and Q&A. Join NRCS and New Entry for a conservation planning field walk and soil quality indicators demonstrations.
In this course, you will learn how to:
Create a mission and vision for your business
Develop a budget and a plan to fund your business
Create a marketing plan for your business
Set goals and create a timeline for your farm business to grow
Weave those elements together into a cohesive business plan
Learn how local farmers successfully navigated grant applications and timing to maximize the effectiveness of funding farm infrastructure and equipment.