Illinois Farm Beginnings
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Want to be a farmer?Want to be a farmer?

We are no longer accepting applications for the 2008-2009 Central Illinois Farm Beginnings program.

Central Illinois Farm Beginnings is a great way to jump-start your entrepreneurial farm business. Through this year-long farmer training and support program, you will:

  • Learn critical farm management skills such as business planning, marketing strategies, and creative financing.

  • Tap the knowledge of some of the most innovative and skilled farmers operating in the Midwest.

  • Receive mentoring from a farmer engaged in a similar enterprise.

  • Develop lifelong friendships and networks with other beginning farmers.

 

 

Not sure yet if you'd like to farm?

Farm Dreams: Assessing Risks and Resources to Start an Entrepreneurial Farm Business

Farm Dreams is a half-day, interactive workshop designed to help you decide if entrepreneurial farming is right for you. To find out more about Farm Dreams in Central IL please visit the Farm Dreams page.

Farm Dreams was developed by Angelic Organics Learning Center thanks in part to a grant from the USDA Risk Management Agency. Materials are used by permission. For more information visit www.learngrowconnect.org.


When you decide that farming is the life for you, we hope you’ll join us for Illinois Farm Beginnings.
All Farm Beginnings material was developed by the Land Stewardship Project and is based on the experiences of their farmer members. It is used by permission under license. For more information, please visit The Land Stewardship Project. Central Illinois Farm Beginnings adapts these original materials based on the experiences of its local farmers and steering committee members.