Farmland Access Seminar for Emerging Farmers

This free, day-long training is offered alongside the Emerging Farmers Conference on Friday, January 25th from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM at The Good Acre.

Securing land to farm can be an enormous stumbling block, particularly for beginning farmers, immigrant farmers and farmers of color. The Farmland Access Seminar will provide beginning farmers with a comprehensive overview of land access strategies, tools and resources and help them plan their next steps towards land tenure. The day-long session is designed for farmers with 10 or less years of experience, who are ready to begin or are actively searching for land. Farmers will learn about resources for finding and assessing land, owning vs. leasing, and key considerations for planning their financing and structuring their business plan.

Participants will also be introduced to the Land Access Hub, an initiative created to help new farmers navigate the increasingly difficult process of finding affordable land to farm in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa. The hub includes many partners working to provide new farmers with an integrated, supportive process to help them gain affordable and secure access to farmland. The hub offers workshops, day-long trainings, and no-cost, one-on-one coaching with farmland access navigators. Technical advisors include attorneys, real estate professionals, financial experts, and seasoned farmers.

All land-seeking farmers are welcome. Interpretation services will be available.

Farmland Access Seminar

When: January 25th from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Where: The Good Acre

To register, please CLICK HERE
Or contact Eli Goodwell - [email protected] // 612-208-8354
Lunch will be provided.

Presenters:

Bob Kell works with Main Street Project as a trainer to advance its model for poultry- centered regenerative agriculture, supporting particularly beginning Latino farmers and others to establish free-range poultry production operations. Bob has worked in MN as a Farmland Access Navigator since 2017, with a special focus on providing support to Latino farmers seeking land.

Jennifer Nelson and her husband own and operate Humble Pie Farm. They grow specialty cut flowers and produce for retail, restaurant, and wholesale markets in the Twin Cities. She manages New Organic Stewards, MOSES' beginning farmer program, and works as a Land Access Navigator in partnership with Renewing the Countryside.

Brett Olson is the co-founder and creative director of Renewing the Countryside, a Minnesota non-profit focused on strengthening rural communities. He provides individualized technical assistance and designs strategic communication campaigns and publications on issues important to rural America. Brett is a farmland access navigator in Minnesota.

Guest Speakers:

Rodrigo Cala, Cala Farm

TBD

With funding from:

Hosted in partnership with Practical Farmers of Iowa.

WHEN

January 25, 2019 at 10:00am - 5pm

WHERE

The Good Acre
600 N 2nd Ave
Room 201A
Newton, IA 50208
United States
Google map and directions

CONTACT

Eli Goodwell · · 6122088354