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Updated: December 2008
 Information for Farmers
Are you an established NB organic farmer with ideas and skills to share with the next farming generation while discovering more about your own operation? Becoming a farm mentor is a highly rewarding experience, but requires a strong commitment from you to teach and encourage your apprentice in every aspect of the farm.
To apply to be a host farm, follow the steps listed below:
1. Read:
 2.Fill in the Farm Application form (PDF) (MS Word).
3. Include application fee of $35 (cheques made out to "Falls Brook Centre").
4. Send the Farm Application and fee by December 31st to:
NBOFAP
Falls Brook Centre
125 South Knowlesville Road
Knowlesville, NB E7L 4T1
shannon@fallsbrookcentre.ca
Are you already farming or gardening, but want to learn more about organic techniques and meet others involved in the Atlantic organic scene? The Farming Organically Workshop Series is open to the public, meeting one day a month at different farms from May to October. Topics include soils, pests, livestock, marketing, business planning and more.
Want to see a program like this in your community? It is our goal to see this successful program model help shape organic farmer training in Atlantic Canada and beyond. We have documented how the apprentice program developed including: key players, finding funding, lessons learned, continued success, and future projects. Read our story in From the Ground...UP! or En partant du sol!. Contact us for print or CD versions of either language.
For more information about this program contact:
NBOFAP Program Coordinator
tel: 506-375-4310
E-mail: shannon@fallsbrookcentre.ca
This program is financially supported by:
The New Brunswick Agricultural Council (NBAC)
The Catherine Donnelly Foundation
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