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Beginning farmers who want to enroll in a program, attend workshops and train on farms:
GROWING GROWERS APPRENTICESHIP
Established farms looking to scale up and wholesale producers interested in mentoring:
BEGINNING FARMER WHOLESALE PROJECT

congrats 2021 apprentices!

GROWING GROWERS WORKSHOPS
GROWING GROWERS APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM
BEGINNING FARMER WHOLESALE PROJECT

apprenticeship program

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Established in 2004, the Growing Growers apprenticeship program provides hands-on experience combined with reading, classes, and training that will give you the basics you need to get started farming.
 
Apprentices work on local, sustainably-run farms, where they experience the daily operations of a farm. They also attend workshops & farm tours, meet new and experienced farmers, receive textbooks and obtain on-the-job formal training from their host farmers. Paid and unpaid positions are available, and they typically run March - October, depending on the host farm’s needs.
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beginning farmer wholesale project

The Beginning Farmer Wholesale Project presents a new opportunity for our region’s farmers to grow their business and the scale of local food production. The target audience for the project is a producer with no more than 10 years in operation, both urban and rural, with aspirations to expand in size and/or explore new market channels for their produce. ​
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Farmer services include wholesale workshops, a Mentor Farmer Program, One-on-One Technical Assistance, Farmer-to-Buyer matching, and soon a Foodshed GIS Map, Video Series ​and the Demystifying the Wholesale Market Manual.
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growerskc listserv

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The Growing Growers program hosts a listserv of hundreds of members to provide networking opportunities for growers, buyers, educators, Extension professionals, restaurant owners, Growing Growers apprentices and workshop participants to talk with one another. 

​This is a place to share ideas, answer questions, share grower information, share educational opportunities, and funding opportunities.  This social network is important in keeping the local food system alive and connected.
JOIN THE LISTSERV HERE
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS & EVENTS

DATE

June 6 9am-4:00pm
June 10-11
June 21 1pm-5pm
​June 27

WORKSHOP

Small Farm Irrigation Webinar and Produce Safety Farm Tour. Register here. 
Food Business Conference. Find information here. 
FSMA Produce Safety Grower Training. Register here. 
Insects, Disease, and Weed Management
*Green workshops: Growing Growers Core Workshop Series
*Purple workshops: Growing Growers Advanced Elective Workshop Series
*All listed times are in Central Standard Time
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  • Home
    • About >
      • Organizing Committee & Advisory Board
      • Contact
  • Beginning Farmer Wholesale Project
    • Farmer Mentor Program
    • Mentor Farms
  • Apprenticeship
    • Application
    • Host Farms >
      • Host Map & Chart
    • Graduates
  • Workshops
  • GROWERSKC listserv
  • Resources