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Beginning farmers who want to enroll in a program, attend workshops and train on farms:
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Established farms looking to scale up and wholesale producers interested in mentoring:
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We are conducting a quick survey... & we need you!
If you are an aspiring, former or current specialty crop producer in KS & MO, please consider taking our quick survey on business education.
A recent K-State study found a critical need for training materials to be developed that cover the processes of starting and maintaining a business. Your first-hand experience and opinions will help inform us on how to better support our local farmers by providing the right business education and resources.
By participating, you can enter to win a raffle with the following prizes: one of four $25 gift cards, your choice from a selection of farming books (The Market Gardener, The New Organic Grower and more), or free admission to a future Growing Growers workshop/farm tour!
A recent K-State study found a critical need for training materials to be developed that cover the processes of starting and maintaining a business. Your first-hand experience and opinions will help inform us on how to better support our local farmers by providing the right business education and resources.
By participating, you can enter to win a raffle with the following prizes: one of four $25 gift cards, your choice from a selection of farming books (The Market Gardener, The New Organic Grower and more), or free admission to a future Growing Growers workshop/farm tour!
COVID-19 ANNOUNCEMENT
**Due to circumstances surrounding COVID-19, we are cancelling in-person Growing Growers workshops and offering them online. Our apprenticeship will continue as we are adhering to the CDC and CISA guidelines as the situation progresses. We wish everyone well during these times!
Visit local University Extension COVID-19 resource pages for farmers below or visit our resources page:
Visit local University Extension COVID-19 resource pages for farmers below or visit our resources page:
now enrolling
for the 2021 season
apprenticeship program
Photo Credit: Urbavore Urban Farm
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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, and soon a Foodshed GIS Map, Video Series and the Demystifying the Wholesale Market Manual. 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. |
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS & EVENTS
*Due to COVID-19, we are tentatively offering all Growing Growers workshops online. We apologize for any inconveniences and will continue to provide updates*
DATEJAN. 11th - MAR, 22nd:
JANUARY. 26th: JAN. 28th - 30th: 9:00 am-12:30pm FEBRUARY 4th. 7:00pm: FEBRUARY 5th: FEBRUARY 10th-12th FEBRUARY 12th & 13th: FEBRUARY 19th: 8:30am-12:30pm: FEB. 24th. 3:00-5:00pm: MARCH 2nd: MARCH 2nd & 3rd: MARCH 4th: 7:00pm: MARCH 9th: MARCH 16th: MARCH 22nd: MARCH 23rd: APRIL 10th: APRIL 24th: |
WORKSHOPMU's COMMERCIAL VEGETABLE PRODUCTION SERIES. ONLINE. (ONGOING)
NO-TILL ON THE PLAINS' ANNUAL WINTER CONFERENCE. VIRTUAL. MU'S AGROFORESTRY SYMPOSIUM: COMMUNITY HEALTH & REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEMS. ONLINE. KSU's SMALL ACRES AGRICULTURE- SMALL FRUIT WORKSHOP. ONLINE KANSAS RURAL CENTER'S POLLINATOR SUMMIT. ONLINE. KSU's WOMEN MANAGING THE FARM CONFERENCE. ONLINE. GREAT PLAINS GROWERS CONFERENCE. ONLINE FROM THE LAND OF KANSAS' FARMERS MARKET REGIONAL WORKSHOP. ONLINE. KU/MU's:GAPS FOOD SAFETY PLAN WORKSHOP. ONLINE. MU's SELLING LOCAL FOOD IN MISSOURI SERIES: SESSION 1. ONLINE. MID-AMERICA ORGANIC CONFERENCE. ONLINE. KSU's SMALL ACRES AG- OPPORTUNITIES WITH SPECIALTY CROPS. ONLINE. MU's SELLING LOCAL FOOD IN MISSOURI SERIES: SESSION 2. ONLINE. MU's SELLING LOCAL FOOD IN MISSOURI SERIES: SESSION 3. ONLINE. PRODUCTION PLANNING & PLANT PROPAGATION. ONLINE. MU's SELLING LOCAL FOOD IN MISSOURI SERIES: SESSION 4. ONLINE. BUILDING HEALTHY SOILS. ONLINE. SMALL FARM EQUIPMENT. HYBRID FORMAT. |
*Green workshops: Growing Growers Core Workshop Series
*Purple workshops: Growing Growers Advanced Elective Workshop Series
*Purple workshops: Growing Growers Advanced Elective Workshop Series
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