Project Administration

Assessment Form

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PDF Assessment form used by organizations to determine a farmer's past history and experience with farming/gardening.  Can be easily adapted to other programs.  All Regions.  English Level: Advanced. Farming Level: n/a. Literacy Level: Advanced. Key Words: assessment, evaluation, administrative.

Approaches for Accessing Land for Gardens and Farms

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Word document for trainers or farmers covering factors necessary to find land for farms and gardens.  Includes land factors, such as irrigation, location and soil, types of leasing options and methods of accessing the particular land.  All Regions. English Level: Advanced. Farming Level: beginning. Literacy Level: Advanced. Key Words: finding land, planning.

Client Letter of Agreement

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Example PDF of a client - incubator contract.  Could be easily adapted to other programs.  Includes client and program responsiblitlies as well as other agreements set forth by signing the contract.  All Regions.  English Level: Advanced. Farming Level: n/a. Literacy Level: Advanced.  Key Words: organizational resource, contract, administrative.

Illustrated Guide to Sheep and Goat Production (Produccion de Ovinos y Caprinos)

Illustrated guide in Spanish for farmers to introduce the care and management of keeping sheep and goats.  All regions.  Farming: beginning. English Level: beginning Literacy Level: low/moderate. Key Words: livestock, sheep, goats.

NIFTI Webinar #11– Record-keeping for Incubator Farms and Farmers

Join the National Incubator Farm Training (NIFTI) Initiative for a webinar on record keeping for incubator farms and farmers. Learn what other projects are tracking and how they're tracking it, and get insight into why gathering data on the farm is somehow never as easy as we think it'll be. We will have presentations from Stephen Paddock at the Vermont Small Business Development Center and Nikki Seibert at Lowcountry Local First.

NIFTI Webinar #11– Recordkeeping for Incubator Farms and Farmers

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Join the National Incubator Farm Training (NIFTI) Initiative for a webinar on record keeping for incubator farms and farmers. Learn what other projects are tracking and how they're tracking it, and get insight into why gathering data on the farm is somehow never as easy as we think it'll be. We will have presentations from Stephen Paddock at the Vermont Small Business Development Center and Nikki Seibert at Lowcountry Local First.

Incubator Farm Resources and Funding-A Start-up Guide

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This document was prepared by the Center for Environmental Farming Systems as a resource through the Bring New Farmers to the Table Project. This document serves as a strategic guide for Incubator farms to utilize when seeking start-up funds.

NIFTI SARE PDP 2014-2016 - Activities and Timeline

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A listing of the activities and timeline for the Northeast Incubator Farm Training Initiative (NIFTI) SARE Professional Development Project: Improving the Viability of Beginning Farm Enterprises by Strengthening Northeast Farm Incubator Projects.

Intervale Farmer Equipment Company - Fact Sheet

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A fact sheet from the Intervale Center about their highly regarded “Farmer Equipment Company” a.k.a. IFEC. Farmers who participate in the Intervale's Farms Program cooperatively own and manage equipment and infrastructure on site. This fact sheet explains the history, membership, management, and operations of this innovative model in a concise and accessible format.

NIFTI Guide to Metrics and Evaluation for Farm Incubators

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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.

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