Project Type: Partnership
Funds awarded in 2021: $39,999.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2023
Grant Recipient:
Michigan State University
Region: North Central
State: Michigan
Project Coordinator:
Katie Brandt
Michigan State University
Description:
Connecting New Farmers with Mentors is a 35-page draft guide for mentorship organizers to plan mentoring projects, to train and collaborate with mentors and mentees, to connect mentorship pairs and to get input from participants on success stories and how to improve the program. for mentorship organizers. It includes meeting agendas for planning a mentorship, activities and links for mentor trainings, resources for assisting mentees and best practices for keeping mentorship pairs engaged.
This curriculum was informed by the SARE Michigan Sustainable Farm Mentors project, but is part of a larger curriculum. The Michigan Beginning Farmer Educator Curriculum project is funded by a USDA Beginning Farmer Rancher Development Program grant titled “Elevating the Quality of Beginning Farmer Training in Michigan.” This project brings together educators and topic specialists to create interactive activities for beginning farmers about mentorship and farmer networks, as well as soil health, financials, land access, urban farm policy, food safety, IPM/pollinators, marketing and curricula for black farmers.
This curriculum was informed by the SARE Michigan Sustainable Farm Mentors project, but is part of a larger curriculum. The Michigan Beginning Farmer Educator Curriculum project is funded by a USDA Beginning Farmer Rancher Development Program grant titled “Elevating the Quality of Beginning Farmer Training in Michigan.” This project brings together educators and topic specialists to create interactive activities for beginning farmers about mentorship and farmer networks, as well as soil health, financials, land access, urban farm policy, food safety, IPM/pollinators, marketing and curricula for black farmers.
Type:
Course or Curriculum
File:
Download file (PDF)
Ordering info:
Katie Brandt
brandtk7@msu.edu
MSU Organic Farmer Training Program
https://www.canr.msu.edu/organic_farmer_training_program/about/
brandtk7@msu.edu
MSU Organic Farmer Training Program
https://www.canr.msu.edu/organic_farmer_training_program/about/
This product is associated with the project "Michigan Sustainable Farm Mentors"
Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or SARE.