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New Entry’s Open Farms Tour Provides Insider View of Small-Scale Farming Operations
Dracut, MA
August 6, 2009
New Entry Sustainable Farming Project will open its training farms to the public during their Open Farms tour on Thursday, August 6th, beginning at 5:15 PM. The training farms are located in Dracut, MA. New Entry provides hands on training and technical assistance to a multi-cultural beginning farmer audience, including immigrants and refugees, as they do their part to help sustain local agriculture systems, and provide fresh, locally-produced crops to surrounding communities.
New Entry’s farmers attended a six-week, 18+hr classroom training and associated field trips in which they learned about enterprise budgets, market opportunities, farm resources and the inherent risks and risk management strategies associated with farming. They then continue on to participate in a 12-session series of hands-on, field-based practical skills workshops throughout the growing season to learn new skills. Individuals receive many hours of free technical assistance and consultation. All farmers developed detailed farm business enterprise plans which they implement in the field.
Join the farm tour and speak with project staff and farmers to learn about our beginning farmer training programs, our farmland preservation efforts, and farm employment resources. Meet and network with other project supporters who believe in our mission.
This event is free and open to all New Entry friends and supporters. Please RSVP to .. Donations are always welcome to support and expand our work. To learn more about New Entry, visit our website: http://www.nesfp.org.
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Cost: Free
More Info: nesfp.org
Registration Required
Posted by: Jennifer Hashley
Issues: Agriculture, Cultural Diversity, Education, Sustainability