Want to be an Urban Farmer? Findlay Market wants YOU!
Calling all farmers and gardeners looking for training and land for market production growing for 2010: Findlay Market’s Urban Farm program is now taking applications from experienced farmers and apprentice, soon-to-be farmers.
The Corporation for Findlay Market will be sponsoring up to 10 applicants as:
- Farmers (at least two years growing and commercial selling of produce,
dairy, or meats)
and
- Apprentice Farmers (having less than two years experience).
Joint applications (several people working collaboratively as one group) are encouraged.
Applications are now being accepted; interviews will start in late February. Farmers accepted into the program begin work in mid-March with weekly classes: They will write business plans and plan their planting season. Produce sales will start as soon as farmers are able to harvest early vegetables. Income starts with sales.
Click here for the application packet or call Ken Stern, the Market’s urban farm manager, 513-665-4839, x14 or
kstern@findlaymarket.org.
