Listed below is a selection of workshops and events that may be of interest to new farmers, including a selection of New Jersey winter agricultural meetings.

Upcoming Workshops and Events Location Date
Rodale Institute's Annual Field Day - "Organic No-Till: New Farming Strategy for the 21st Century" Kutztown, PA July 18, 2008
Small Farm Start-up (NOFA-NJ Farmer Twilight Meeting) - Hear about one particular farm's process of getting started,  including land purchase, owner-farm manager agreement, farm and business planning, crop selection, marketing and more. Titusville, NJ July 23, 2008

Exploring the Small Farm Dream -
Is Starting an Agricultural Business Right for You?

 Howell Living History Farm (Titusville, NJ) Four-week course, plus field trips

(last offered in October 2007)
Equine Farm and Land Management Short Course Monmouth County Extension Office (last offered in October 2007)

Farm Productivity Workshops - offered through Rutgers NJAES, Office of Continuing Professional Education

 See website/contact Rutgers See website/contact Rutgers

Beginning Farmer Training - Similar to Exploring the Small Farm Dream, this is a 5-session introductory course designed for people with little farming experience who are interested in farming.

 Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center
(Upper Deerfield, NJ)

(last offered Feb/March 2006)

Entering a Profitable Small Scale Farm Business Workshop - Contact: John Grande

(2-3 session hands-on workshop covering farm operation skills such as using a tractor, soil preparation, mulching, seeding, and cultivation)

 Snyder Research Farm (Pittstown, NJ)

Tilling the Soil of Opportunity
(a farm business planning class - 12 week course)

 Various Northeast States (examples: NY, MA, VT, ME )

Check with state coordinators
Additional workshops and events

Additional events may be found on the calendars of other agricultural organizations

 NJ and throughout
the Northeast		 Ongoing
Northeast Small Farm Expo NJ, PA, or NY Sept./Oct. each year

(last held October 2007)
PASA Farming for the Future Conference State College , PA (last held February 2008)
PA Farm Link programs:
  • New and Beginning Farmer Workshop
  • Passing on the Farm Workshop
  • Farm Transfer Workshop
 PA
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NJ winter agriculture meetings

NJ Vegetable Growers Association
Annual Meeting & Trade Show		 Atlantic City, NJ (last held January 2008)
NOFA-NJ Annual Winter Conference
The conference often has a track of sessions focused on new farmers and getting started in farming, as well as other production-oriented workshops.		 New Brunswick, NJ (last held January 2008)
Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention and Trade Show Hershey, PA (last held January 2008)
NJ State Ag Convention Atlantic City, NJ (last held February 2008)
NJ Nursery and Landscape Association Garden State Exhibition Center, Somerset, NJ (last held January 2008)

For more information: Visit the Resources for New and Aspiring Farmers page for more information about these and other workshops, programs, and events.

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