Want to Become a Farmer?

October 22, 2012 by Spy Desk

Future Harvest CASA’s Beginner Farmer Training Program (BFTP)is a successful year-long program that has trained motivated aspiring or transitioning farmers since 2009. The program provides both classroom instruction and shoulder-to-shoulder on-farm training for beginning and transitioning sustainable farmers in the Chesapeake region. Beginning in September 2012, the program is also a partner in the Maryland Collaborative for Beginning Farmers, a three-year initiative supported by the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA.

Interested in becoming a trainee? Click for more information or the online application. The program is accepting applications for 2013 trainees through November 1.

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linda weimer says

October 23, 2012 at 10:09 AM

I wonder if this org is the same as CSA – community supported agriculture – rather han CASA?

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