NO LONGER ACTIVE
Farmer Training Program
The Come Thru Market farmer training program ran through October 2024 and is no longer open. If we receive additional funding in the future and there is interest in a farmer business development program we'd be happy to bring it back. 🖤✊🏾🌿
ARCHIVEd
We are looking for 6-8 farmers of color who meet the following criteria:
Must have at least one year of hands-on farm production experience (growing for market, CSA, wholesale, on-farm employment or internship, participation in farmer training program, or similar)
Must have fewer than 10 years hands-on farm production experience
Must have a farm or produce-related business (can include farming to make and sell value added products such as jams, pickles, spices, herbal remedies, etc.) - if you have been farming, but have not registered your business that's okay
Must have access to land on which to grow your crops
Can commit to participating in the program from March - October 2024
Can provide 2 references: 1 from a farmer and 1 from a community-based organization
Please note this is a market success training program, not a program to learn farming. To succeed, farmers really do need to have real world farming experience. Without solid crop planning experience, farmers will feel unsuccessful in this program.