Northeast Beginning Farmer Project

A Beginners Guide for Young Farmers

The Guide is also available as a PDF.

Welcome to the Field Guide!

• Acknowledgements
• Serve Your Country Food
• Getting Started

1. This Land is Our Land

1. Stories from the Field
2. Farming Futures
3. A Brief History of American Farming
4. A Farm Career

2. Learning to Farm

1. Move to a New Beat
2. Stories from the Field
3. Getting a Farm Education
4. Learning in the Field

3. Starting to Farm

1. Stories from the Field
2. The Guide: What to Know
3. Farming 101

4. Going to Market

1. Marketplaces
2. Ways to Market
3. Stories from the Field
4. Food for All

5. Resources

1. A Young Farmers Story
2. On the Way
3. Access to Funding
4. Alternative Funding
5. Business Management
6. Business Skills
7. Farmer Education Opportunities
8. Resources & Tools for Farmers
9. Resources for Educators

Glossary