Between 2005-2020, 60 farmers participated in the New Entry incubator program.  This infographic shares results of a survey of graduates and farmer focus groups to share information about program outcomes, and successes and challenges for beginning farmers as they transitioned off the incubator program.

In fall 2024, New Entry launched its strategic planning process by conducting a broad stakeholder survey comprised of key audiences across our farmer training, food hub, and national program areas. We received
strong responses from a broad range of partner organizations, collaborators, donors, farmers, our advisory board, CSA customers, food hub clients, trainees, students, volunteers, and Tufts faculty. Staff also
conducted a SWOT (Strengths,Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) analysis to identify areas for growth, improvement. We then revised our mission, vision, and organizational values. New Entry engaged the Tufts
University Design and Digital Services Team to facilitate the next stages of the planning process integrating design thinking principles. New Entry staff met January - March 2025 to identify, ideate, and develop goals and initiatives that cut across all three of New Entry'sprimary program areas. We developed a creative matrix of our missionand vision statements and built a shared understanding of our currentstate, we envisioned the future, identified the necessary states toachieve this vision, and we brainstormed actions and initiatives acrossprograms. We then worked to collaboratively prioritize possibleframeworks that align with New Entry's mission, vision and values, andwith the strategic priorities of the Friedman School and TuftsUniversity. The result is this strategic plan that will be used to guide ourstrategy, goals, priorities, metrics, and impact over the coming years.We invite you to dig in and explore!

PDF guide for farmers to cultivate success at farmers markets.  Includes best practices on how to enter a market (including permiting and paper work) how to sustain business and market your product.  All Regions.  English Level: Advanced. Farming Level: Intermediate/Advanced. Literacy Level: Advanced.  Key Words: farmers market, marketing,  business.

This guide describes the most important challenges for profitable niche poultry enterprises in New England and some ways that producers have overcome those challenges. Through interviews and direct farm research, New Entry worked with several small-scale poultry growers to track best practices and build enterprise budgets for alternative poultry enterprises in New England. For purposes of this guide, the focus is primarily on two chicken enterprises: laying hens, with fresh eggs as the primary product; and broilers, with whole roasting birds as the primary product.

The National Incubator Farm Training Initiative has compiled the knowledge and experience of dozens of farm incubator projects across the U.S. to bring you the first edition of the NIFTI Farm Incubator Toolkit; a comprehensive guide to starting and operating land-based beginning farmer training programs.

The NIFTI Guide to Metrics and Evaluation for Farm Incubator Projects provides the staff of land-based beginning farmer training programs with the knowledge, tools, and resources to create rigorous evaluation protocols for their organizations. With suggestions, guidelines, and over 65 pages of appendices including sample surveys, class evaluations, and more, compiled with the help of dozens of farm incubators throughout North America, this guide will help you tell the world all about the amazing and impactful work you do supporting new and beginning farmers.

On-Farm Poultry Processing Series (Part 1 of 3). Created for small poultry producers interested in processing their own birds using a mobile or stationary on-farm processing facility. This segment focuses on the preparation, sanitation, and supplies needed for food-safe processing. Created by New Entry Sustainable Farming Project, with support from USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE).

For additional poultry processing resources and guides, visit:
nesfp.nutrition.tufts.edu/training/poultryresources.html

For poultry processing training opportunities in Massachusetts, visit: nesfp.nutrition.tufts.edu/training/mobilepoultrytraining.html

PDF operations manual for farmers involved in the Prairie Farms program.  Includes topics such as farmer responsibilities, land and equipment usage, resources, code of conduct, schedules and billing information.  Very specific to Prairie Farms but ouline can be helpful to other incubator projects.  All Regions. English Level: advanced. Farming Level: all. Literacy Level: advanced. Key Words: organizational resource, administration.

This guide shows trainers and staff how to use the benchmarking/competency tool with participants to assess skills, knowledge, and performance through self- and staff-administered assessments. You may use the provided materials and tools, or you may develop your own criteria/competencies as needed for your program. This teaching resource was developed by International Rescue Committee in Charlottesville, VA in partnership with the Institute for Social and Economic Development (ISED Solutions). Refugee farmer training programs across the country provided feedback on this lesson, which is now integrated throughout the guide.

These charts are meant to be used as a reference after showing how to mix and apply the pesticides in a hands-on workshop. After the hands-on work-shop we hope that farmers will be able to use the charts as a reference to stimulate farmers’ memory and to be able to identify the correct pesticide to use, and to mix and use it correctly. See below for tips on helping farmers understand and use these reference sheets.