Are you a woman who dreams of farming? Or a beginning woman farmer who could use some support from an established farmer? WFAN still has openings with trained on- and off-farm mentors for the late summer and fall of 2013! On-farm Mentorships Our Harvesting Our Potential program provides on-farm work experience opportunities for aspiring women farmers in Iowa and Nebraska. Mentorships last a minimum of 8 weeks, and include a small stipend. Off-farm Mentorships We also offer beginning women farmers (farming 10 years or less) the chance to network with an experienced woman farmer in your area for the next year, including weekly emails or phone calls and at least one farm visit. WFAN has six trained mentor farmers available in Iowa and two in Nebraska to host on-farm mentees, and work with beginning farmers as off-farm mentees. To learn more and to apply, visit wfan.org/beginningfarmerproject/. No class can provide the hands-on, real-life experience of farming that can help you make your farm dreams come true. Take advantage of this unique opportunity to learn farming from the ground up! Harvesting Our Potential is a program of Women, Food and Agriculture Network. This project is supported by the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA, Grant # 2012-49400-19573. To find more resources and programs for beginning farmers and ranchers, please visit Start2Farm.gov, a component of the BFRDP.
Posted on: Mon, 29 Jul 2013 14:16:37 +0000
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