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Join NOFA NJ for their 33rd Annual Winter Conference:
"Returning to Rutgers University on January 28, 2023 ... The NOFA NJ Winter Conference is not just for farmers and gardeners - our community and audience also includes students, educators, ag industry professionals, chefs, conservationists, foodies, brewers, and more. This year, we aim to galvanize our community in a time when cooperation is needed most, focusing on local connections and collaboration that carries on into the growing season. Join us in celebration of NJ food & agriculture and help us Grow the Garden State Together!"
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Get free guidance on developing fair employment policies for your small-scale farm:
"The Agricultural Justice Project (AJP) works to transform the existing agricultural system by seeking empowerment, justice and fairness for all who labor from farm to retail. Central to our mission are the principles that all humans deserve respect, the freedom to live with dignity and nurture community, and share responsibility for preserving the earth’s resources for future generations ...
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We can help small-scale farms with employment policies, integrating social justice values into employment practices, communication and conflict resolution, health and safety, and pricing your products to cover fair wages and production costs."
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If you are a Black farmer or food actor in need of funds following an acute emergency, apply for The Black Farmer Fund Rapid Response:
"The Black Farmer Fund Rapid Response exists to support *Black farmers & food actors across the Northeast in **emergency situations. This fund seeks to address acute emergencies to provide immediate restoration of your operation, not recurring expenses, rental assistance or start-up costs. Our intention is to provide direct financial support more quickly than traditional fundraising options. Decisions are made by a community led committee. We anticipate funding organizations / projects which require a maximum of $10K. Please fill out this form to determine your eligibility and apply for the Black Farmer Fund Rapid Response fund.
*Black farmers & food actors: including but not limited to farmers, ranchers, herbalists, caterers, producers, restaurant owners, etc.
**emergency situations: including but not limited to equipment breakdown, weather, loss of crops / animals, medical expenses, stolen or damaged supplies, etc."
Click here to apply!
Please email rapidres...@blackfarmerfund.com to reach the Black Farmer Fund Rapid Response Team.
Click here to learn more about Black Farmer Fund!
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Apply for a FACT's Fund-a-Farmer livestock grant:
"Through advocacy, education, and direct support for farmers, FACT plays a leading role in expanding humane farming and providing wider access to healthy, ethically produced food. As a part of this effort, FACT awards competitive grants of up to $3,000 to working, independent farmers who raise beef cattle, bison, broiler chickens, dairy cows, ducks, geese, goats, laying hens, pigs, sheep and/or turkeys ... This funding is for farmers seeking or holding humane certification, and to improve pasture-based systems for their animals."
Applications are due January 10th, 2023. Click here to apply!
Click here to learn more about FACT!
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Get your copy of Greenhorns' The New Farmers Almanac, Volume VI: Adjustments and Accommodations:
"Greenhorns is a grassroots network for recruiting, promoting, and supporting new American farmers. Our mission is to create a welcoming cultural space and a practical professional resource for those new to ecological farming.
The New Farmer’s Almanac Volume VI: Adjustments and Accommodations seeks to recognize our own collective agency in the face of sizable uncertainties ...
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Contributors from around the Earth reflect on natural systems, logistics of change, localization, resource sharing, and preservation; we eye new experiments in planting, seed breeding, and composting. The past is contextualized by the present, informing our ideas for the future. Climate grief and cognitive dissonance are examined among imaginations of urban food systems and equitable access. Readers are invited to envision tweaks to the carbon cycle; to see intercropping as a life practice and sharing dinner as an embodied preservation of cultural foodways.
This compendium of ideas, strategies, and arguments honors the almanac tradition in featuring archival and contemporary words and artwork. Photos, maps, prints, drawings, and gems from the archives rest—and agitate—among personal essays, reports from the field, poetry, and interviews. Join us in exploring resilience, responsiveness, adaptation, and accommodation."
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Al-Munir (Newark, NJ) stewards over 5,000 square feet of urban farming property in Newark, NJ and is seeking experienced farmers to teach small groups of aspiring growers beginning in early March of 2023. These trained farmers will then be disseminated to other grassroots organizations, schools, and artists collectives to manage greenspaces, organize farmers markets, and advocate for holistic community health.
Click here to learn more and apply!
City Green (Clifton, NJ) is a non-profit food access organization seeking to hire a SNAP Nutrition Incentive Program Coordinator to implement City Green's Good Food Bucks Program which provides funding, training, and technical assistance for the doubling of SNAP dollars at 28+ farmers' markets, grocers, and other fresh-food retailers.
Click here to learn more and apply!
Rolling Harvest Food Rescue (Titusville, NJ) is a non-profit organization working to connect local growers with neighbors in need through their gleaning program and their newly established donation farm. Rolling Harvest Food Rescue is seeking to hire a variety of positions including Crop Manager, Farm Interns, Gleaning Coordinator, Nutrition and Culinary Outreach Team, and more.
Click here to learn more and apply!
Garden State Flower Cooperative (Boonton, NJ) is a connected community of ecologically-minded flower farmers and floral designers seeking to hire an Operations Manager and an Assistant Market Manager for the 2023 season.
Click here to learn more and apply!
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Make your farm count! Participate in the 2022 Census of Agriculture:
"The United States Department of Agricultures (USDA) is gearing up to send its survey for the 2022 Census of Agriculture. Whether or not you have participated in the past, filling out the survey is an important way for every farmer in America to influence the policies and programs that impact US agriculture every day.
The Census of Agriculture is conducted every five years to collect critical data on the status of agriculture across the United States. This data addresses a variety of topics, including the number and size of farms across the county, the prevalence of organic agriculture, the use of conservation and other federal programs, the number of beginning and socially disadvantaged farmers - all of which help to inform federal food and agriculture programs and policies. As a result, by participating in the Census, farmers can directly influence which policies and programs USDA prioritizes in the upcoming years. Beyond the government, trade associations and other organizations use the data to inform programs that help producers and their communities across the United States. With all of these valuable uses for the data collected, the importance of participating in the Census of Agriculture cannot be overstated!
The USDA has begun to mail out survey access codes to producers across the country in late November. These survey codes can be used to access the Census of Agriculture survey online. Paper response forms will also be mailed in December 2022 for those who prefer to complete the Census of Agriculture forms with a physical hard copy."
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