The purpose of the New Entry Farmer Manual is to provide new farmers with necessary information to participate in New Entry's training programs. The manual describes New Entry programs, payment schedules, and trainings/ farm visit schedules. It provides general farm guidelines for best practices, organic guidelines, insurance requirements, and food safety plan requirements for the marketing cooperative agreeement.
Site Management
2012 Farmer Manual
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- Digital Download
Agreement of Joint Ownership
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- Digital Download
Agreement of joint ownership for the the DR All-Terrain Field and Brush Mower, identifying the role of Cultivating Community in the agreement.
2012 Farm Site Application
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- Digital Download
2012 application for New Entry's training farm site program. Includes eligibility requirements and basic applicant information.
NASAP Mutual Agreement
Agreement between New American Sustainable Agriculture Project (NASAP) and participants, regarding the farm business plan. Includes NASAP responsibilities, participants' responsibilites, and farmer committee overview.
Program Placement Summary
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- Digital Download
Program placement summary helps identify whether individuals are a good fit to be a community gardener, market gardener, advanced market gardener, or aspiring farmer. Outlines steps that should be taken for individuals within each group.
Training Farm Site Guidelines 2012
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- Digital Download
Document from the New Americans Sustainable Agriculture Project (NASAP) that lists all training farm site guidelines for Packard Littlefield Farm.
Program Expectations, Rules, and Requirements presentation
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- Digital Download
Presentation from New Entry that explains the application for land assignment process for eligible farmers, the land placement process, additional farmer commitments, and preparing farmers to transition.
Capitalizing the Incubator Farm presentation
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- Digital Download
Presentation from New Entry that outlines incubator farm infrastructure, compares do-it-yourself projects and hired contractors, and highlights funding requirements.
New Entry Farmsite Budget
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- Digital Download
Spreadsheet that includes revenues, site prep, equipment repair/ purchase, pest management, infrastructure, lease expenses, and electricity.
Minnesota Food Association Garden Farmers Agreement
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- Digital Download
Agreement between the Minnesota Food Association (MFA) and the Garden Farmer Group that will rent farmland and water usage on MFA property.