National Programs - Comprehensive Intake Form
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Which of the following most closely describes the structure of your organization? You can describe in greater detail in the box below
Which of the following most closely describes the structure of your organization? You can describe in greater detail in the box below
Farm
Ranch
Non-profit organization
Government agency
College or University
Other structure of organization
Please provide more detail on structure of organization
Which type of beginning farmer training program do you operate?
Apprenticeship Program
Incubator Program
Blended or Dual Programs: Our farm/ranch/organization runs both an apprenticeship training program and an incubator farm program.
Other farmer training program
Please provide more detail on farmer training program
Which of the following most closely describes the structure of your Apprenticeship program? You can describe in greater detail in the box below
Our individual farm/ranch/organization runs the apprenticeship and provides direct mentorship, and is not affiliated with a structured apprenticeship program network
Our individual farm/ranch/organization runs the apprenticeship and provides mentorship, and operates in affiliation with a structured apprenticeship program network (please name affiliated network or describe affiliation in Other text box below)
Our organization/non-profit coordinates support and services for multiple mentors on multiple host farms/ranches
Other structure of apprenticeship
Please provide more detail on structure of apprenticeship
Which of the following most closely describes the structure of your Incubator program? You can describe in greater detail in the box below
Our individual farm/ranch/organization runs the incubator farm program and provides direct services to incubator farmers.
Our organization is not a farm/ranch but partners with a farm/ranch to coordinate an incubator farm program.
Other structure of incubator program
Other structure of incubator program
About Your Program
Please describe the general goals of your farmer training program.
What year did your program begin? [note the anticipated start year if still in development]
Please specify your primary program funding sources (choose top three):
Please select...
Federal grants
State/local government funds
Foundation grants
Farmer fees (including rent)
Revenue from farm product sales
Individual donor fundraising or philanthropy
University funding
Other funding
Please describe other sources of funding
How many full-time or part-time staff (farm, office, & teaching) did your program employ (not including interns or apprentices) this year?
How many volunteers supported your program this year?
Which of the following practices were taught or implemented in your farmer training program this year?
Regenerative / Sustainable /
Biodynamic /
Conservation Agriculture
USDA Certified Organic
Organic (not certified)
Certified Naturally Grown
Conventional
Other farming practices
Which of the following recruitment methods have been
most successful
at generating high-quality program participants?
Please select...
Advertising to private farms/ranches
Advertising on college/university campuses
Participating in local job fairs
Posting in online jobs or employment clearinghouse sites
Posting in local community channels
Word of mouth
Listservs/email lists
Farm websites/other websites
Farm/agricultural conferences or workshops
Social media
Relationships with partner organizations
Other - please specify
Other farming practices
Incubator Land Tenure Program Operations
What is the current land tenure agreement for your Incubator Farm? Select all that apply
Own
Lease, License or Rent
Government-owned (municipal, county,
state,
or federal land)
Other land tenure agreement
Please describe other land tenure arrangement
Please indicate the total number of farmable acres that your program has access to or could make accessible to incubator farmers.
What is the minimum plot size? (A plot = an area assigned to an incubator farm business; a participant land assignment)
What is the maximum plot size? (A plot = an area assigned to an incubator farm business; a participant land assignment)
Resources Offered
Please select all infrastructure available to participants
Rent for Land Plots
Farm Tools
Plowing or other Tillage Services
Greenhouse or Hoop House
Compost
Walk Behind tractor
Riding Tractors/Heavy Equipment
Irrigation Infrastructure
Water for Irrigation
Office Facilities
Kitchen for Value-Added Activities
Seeds
Post Harvest Handling Facilities
Market channel facilitation: aggregated CSA
Market channel facilitation: Food Hub
Other market channel facilitation - please explain
Facilitate farm/ranch tour to other operations
Legal/labor law advice
Connections to farm employment / farm jobs
Orientation
Paid conferences, workshops, or other educational events for participants
Assistance finding suitable land for after they leave the program
Leadership development and/or policy/advocacy training
None of these
Other infrastructure
Please provide more detail, if available/necessary
About Your Program Participants
On average, how many participants complete your farmer training program each year?
Please specify any additional recruitment methods not listed above that may be useful.
Does your program offer college credit?
yes
no
What is the maximum number of years a farmer can participate in your program?
When participants first start your program, how much prior experience in farming/ranching do they typically have?
What is the age range of the participants in your program (please list youngest age and oldest age of a participant)?
Does your program specifically intend to reach any of the following populations?
New American (refugee, asylee) farmers
Immigrant farmers
Hispanic / Latinx Farmers
BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, or other People of Color) farmers
Low Income / limited resource farmers
College or High School Students
Veterans
Second career farmers
LGTBQIA+2S (Lesbian, Gay, Transgender, Bisexual, Intersex, Asexual, Two-Spirit)
Other demographics
Please provide more detail, if available/necessary. Please indicate country of origin for non-US born participants.
If your program offers multilingual programming and support, please specify languages supported
Do you require your participants to complete certain prerequisites before they participate in your farmer training program?
Yes
No
Which prerequisites do you require?
Business plan
Previous farming experience
Completed certain coursework/trainings
Other
Would you like to expand on any required prerequisites?
Do your participants hire labor / employees to support their incubator farm operations? (Please consider only non-family hired labor)
Yes
No
Unsure
How many employees do your incubator participants generally hire in a typical season?
Participant Support and Follow-Up
Do you track or maintain contact with former incubator farmers?
Yes
No
Do you administer any kind of regular follow up survey or other formal information gathering with participants after completion of your program?
Yes
No
If yes, please describe follow-up with participants.
Do you continue to provide ongoing support to incubator farmers after they leave your farm?
Yes
No
If yes, please describe ongoing support.
How does your program address barriers to entry to farming as they transition off the incubator toward independent operations? Select all that apply.
Participating in programs that link new farmers with farmland
Helping participants to learn how to find their own farmland
Providing continued access to infrastructure (cold storage, greenhouses, etc.)
Providing continued access to equipment (tractors, tools, etc.)
Ongoing marketing support
Ongoing Technical Assistance
Support to access capital including grants, loans, or other financing
Other transitional support
Other transitional support
Consider the participants that complete your program. What are the top three next steps that participants take?
Stay in agriculture as primary farm operator of their own business
Stay in agriculture as a primary farm operator of someone else's business
Stay in agriculture as a farm employee / farm worker
Are not farming, but are employed in other jobs related to agriculture or the food system (non-profit, extension, education, etc)
Seek an additional apprenticeship
Pursue additional education
Other next steps
Other next steps
Follow up
If applicable, which New Entry resources have been most beneficial to you? Please select all that apply
Webinars
NIFTI/Ag Apprentice Toolkits
Field School/National Conference
Case Studies
Online Resource Library
Listserv
One-on-one Technical Assistance
National Level Data
Other
None, have not used any
What else could the FIELD network be doing to support you?
Network Promotion
If not already, would you like to be added to the New Entry National Programs map?
Please select...
Apprentice Map
Incubator Map
If you are unfamiliar with these resources, please check out these awesome maps to find other programs near you!
Incubator map - https://www.nesfp.org/food-systems/national-incubator-farm-training-initiative/national-incubator-map
Apprentice Map - https://www.nesfp.org/agapprenticeship/apprentice-map
Would you be willing to add information about your organization's participation in the FIELD Network to your website or social media channels to support promotion of the network?
Yes
No
Please list your project's social media handles (Facebook, LinkedIN, Twitter, Instagram) here so we can also promote your organization through the Network.
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LinkedIn
Twitter
Instagram
YouTube Channel
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