Two dairy graziers discuss the challenges of taking on a farming business, being women in agriculture, and belonging to the climate-change generation. We studied 39 farms over three years to find out. Our study is the most comprehensive review of direct-market vegetable farm finances to date.
We spoke with the LEAF Project Founder and Executive Director Heidi Witmer about how our Diversified Vegetable Pre-Apprenticeship program complements the meaningful work LEAF is doing and why she wants to engage youth leaders in the food system.Dining restrictions during the pandemic have taken a tremendous toll on the U.S. restaurant industry.
We spoke with the LEAF Project Founder and Executive Director Heidi Witmer about how our Diversified Vegetable Pre-Apprenticeship program complements the meaningful work LEAF is doing and why she wants to engage youth leaders in the food system.Dining restrictions during the pandemic have taken a tremendous toll on the U.S. restaurant industry.
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Our Soil Institute advances the art and science of sustainable farming through education and research. Our region faces major food and farming challenges, including insufficient access to healthy food, degrading soil health, and an ongoing loss of farmers and farmland.
We need to train a new generation of farmers, advance innovative practices for farmland stewardship, and effectively communicate our achievements to consumers, neighbors, and policymakers.
We need to train a new generation of farmers, advance innovative practices for farmland stewardship, and effectively communicate our achievements to consumers, neighbors, and policymakers.
Changing markets and a changing climate present the next generation of farmers with enormous challenges. Yet, few other ways of life offer the rewards that come from working within natural systems and the satisfaction of feeding a community. While formal apprenticeships have successfully prepared skilled workers in the trades for more than a century, none were available to farmers-until now!
Diversified Vegetable Apprenticeship (DVA) is a formal apprenticeship program registered with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry. It pairs beginning farmers with established host farmers to provide a guided pathway toward managing or starting a vegetable farm. The program operates in Pennsylvania and surrounding areas.
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