Beginning farmers who want to enroll in a program, attend workshops and train on farms:
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. LEARN MORE >> |
beginning farmer wholesale project
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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.
Farmer services include wholesale workshops, a Mentor Farmer Program, One-on-One Technical Assistance, Farmer-to-Buyer matching, a Video Series and the Demystifying the Wholesale Market Manual, and soon a Foodshed GIS Map. LEARN MORE >> |
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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. |
2022 GraduAtes and Host FArms
Kenneth Palmer- Sacred Sun Farm
Lee Quaife- Prairie Birthday Farm
Carter Oberheu- Young Family Farm
Elizabeth Grantham- KC Farm School
Tiffany Hollingsworth- KC Farm School
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS & EVENTS
DATEJuly 19th 3pm-5pm
July 31st 4pm Aug. 8th 4pm-7pm Aug. 22. 2pm Aug. 27th 9am-12pm Oct. 11th Oct. 24th |
WORKSHOPFarm Business Management & Planning Workshop. Register here.
KC Young Farmers Coalition Weed Eaters Workshare/Potluck + racial equity toolkit study. Olathe Horticulture Research & Extension Center Veggie Field Day and Apprentice Graduation. Land Access for Beginning Farmers, hosted by KC Rural Center. Register Seed Saving for the Resilient Grower. Engaging in Agriculture Policy. Register here! Agritourism Tour |
*Green workshops: Growing Growers Core Workshop Series
*Purple workshops: Growing Growers Advanced Elective Workshop Series
*All listed times are in Central Standard Time
*Purple workshops: Growing Growers Advanced Elective Workshop Series
*All listed times are in Central Standard Time
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