Exciting news! ATTRA's Sustainable Agriculture Weekly Harvest Newsletter recently posted a link to a new guide, called "The Farm Incubator Toolkit." It was developed by the National Incubator Farm Training Initiative (NIFTI), was published by the New Entry Sustainable Farming Project, and was sponsored by Tufts University.
The definition of a incubator farm is "a farm that provides infrastructure and support to reduce the risks for new farmers launching their new farm businesses." The incubator farm is one of the most upcoming and progressive practices in the ag world. I see the potential for incubator farms to usher in new generations of farmers. I find it very exciting to see new documents such as the Farm Incubator Toolkit being created, because the more information that is out there, the more likely farmers will be inclined to go into agriculture.
This guide is a "manifestation of the collaboration of incubator projects coming together in a national community of practice where the knowledge and best practices can be shared with one another to the ultimate benefit of farmers and the food system as a whole." The end of this document includes many marketing and financial resources that apply to farmers specifically in the incubator farm business, as well as to farmers in general. I am investigating many of these resources for my own resource guide. Needless to say, I am very thankful for ATTRA connecting me to this new document!
http://nesfp.org/sites/default/files/uploads/nifti_toolkit_v2.pdf
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