Project Overview
The long-term goal of this project is to help
beginning farmers enter, establish, build and manage successful farms, thereby
increasing the diversity and sustainability of farms, access to healthy food,
and vibrancy of communities in Iowa and Nebraska. Goals by the end of this
grant: Help 1,310 beginning farmers develop the knowledge, skills and tools
needed to create viable businesses by providing them farmer-to-farmer
education, mentoring, technical assistance, network building and outreach. Throughout this grant project, 205 farmers have reported they were able to
start farming and 579 reported they were able to improve their farm businesses
as a result of grant activities. Our supporting objectives are to increase
beginning farmers' knowledge and skills through: 1) Education, advice, support
and outreach to 365 aspiring farmers; 12 aspiring farmers start farming by end
of grant; 2) Education, advice, support and outreach to 525 farmers who have
been farming 0-5 years; 315 will continue and improve farm businesses; 3)
Education, advice, support and outreach to 420 farmers who have been farming 6-10
years; 14 continue and improve farm businesses; 4) Outreach to 200,000 people
with information about the opportunities and challenges beginning farmers face.
Practical Farmers of Iowa is uniquely positioned to achieve this ambitious
project.
Number of Participants: 484
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