[Ctyfc] Farmer Starter Applications Open for Fall

[Marissa Beveridge]

Hello Central Texas farming community,

Farmshare Austin is now accepting applications for our Fall 2021 season of Farmer Starter, a 20-week program designed to provide aspiring farmers with the essential skills and training needed to manage a sustainable farming business.

At Farmshare Austin<https://www.farmshareaustin.org/>, our mission is to grow a healthy local food community by increasing food access, teaching new farmers and preserving farmland. We envision a future of resilient local food economies that ensures equitable access to food and to the resources needed to farm. Farmshare Austin builds bridges between the produce grown on our 10-acre certified organic farm in Eastern Travis County and food access programs reaching food insecure communities in Central Texas.

Farmer Starter<https://www.farmshareaustin.org/farmer-starter> is an immersive training program on a working, certified organic, diversified vegetable farm designed to provide aspiring farmers with the essential skills and training needed to manage a sustainable farming business. Through a blend of in-field training and formal classroom education, the 5-month program trains students in:

• Organic, regenerative, and sustainable growing methods
• Soil health and fertility management
• Organic pest and disease control methods
• Greenhouse management and propagation
• Holistic farm planning & crop planning
• Equipment use & maintenance
• Business planning
• Marketing

Students graduate the program with practical knowledge and experience in organic and sustainable growing methods and the business and financial planning skills necessary to establish a successful market farm.

Applications for the Fall 2021 season close on April 30th. The Fall session goes from the August through mid-December. The Spring session goes from February through June.

Limited accommodation is available, including a full-size bed in a loft in our farmhouse, full kitchen, and shared bath.

Visit https://www.farmshareaustin.org/farmer-starter for more information and to learn how to apply. Contact education at farmshareaustin.org with questions about the program.

Happy Farming!


Marissa Beveridge
(she/her/hers)
Education Coordinator
Farmshare Austin
www.farmshareaustin.org<http://www.farmshareaustin.org>
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