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Women’s Agricultural Network (WAgN)

Agritourism and Culinary Tourism

by fconte on August 17, 2010

This project involves research and outreach to support farms involved in agritourism and culinary tourism.

Lead Departments or Centers: Agritourism & VT Toursim Data Center

UVM Partners: Bill McMaster, UVM Extension; Kathleen Liang, Community Development & Applied Economics (CDAE); Allen Matthews, Center for Sustainable Agriculture (CSA); Mary Peabody, Women’s Agricultural Network (WAgN)

Community Partners: VT Farms Association; VT Council on Agricultural and Culinary Tourism

Project Timing: Ongoing

More Info: Lisa Chase, Director, VT Toursim Data Center, Lisa.Chase@uvm.edu

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Integrated Learning Courses for Vegetable Farmers

by fconte on August 17, 2010

This project is working is to increase the viability of organic and sustainable vegetable farms in the Northeast by helping producers acquire and use new management and production skills. The project focuses on four topic areas: soil and fertility management, organic insect and disease management, on-farm energy management, and marketing, highlighting current research, on-farm innovations and emerging market trends.

Lead Department or Center: Women’s Agricultural Network (WAgN)

UVM Partners: UVM Extension is providing leadership and coordination for the Marketing Course

Community Partners: NOFA-VT is the lead organization for the project

Project Timing: July 2009 – June 2011: Marketing Course

More Info: Beth Holtzman, Outreach & Education Coordinator, WAgN, Beth.holtzman@uvm.edu; Wendy Sue Harper, NOFA-VT, wendysue@nofa.org

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Women’s Agricultural Network (WAgN)

August 17, 2010

WAgN has been providing education and technical assistance geared to the needs of women farmers since 1995. We work with established, beginning and aspiring farmers. Through a series of educational, technical assistance, and networking opportunities, WAgN works to increase the number of women owning and operating profitable farms and ag-related businesses, as well as their [...]

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Whole Farm Planning for Women Farmers

August 17, 2010

This three-year project will empower beginning women farmers in the Northeast through teaching them whole farm planning, providing them with mentor farmers, engaging key agricultural professionals in the region, and instruction in low-cost sustainable farming practices. 80 women farmers in over six states in the Northeast will be trained and mentored from four local beginning [...]

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UVM Extension New Farmer Project

August 17, 2010

The New Farmer Project works to help beginning farmers (pre-start-up to 10 years) develop successful farm businesses. The project takes a whole farm approach, addressing four inter-related areas of successful farm business development: production knowledge and skills; access to productive, affordable farmland; marketing skills and access to markets; and business development skills and knowledge, including [...]

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Focusing on Beginning Farmers

July 1, 2010

This project is working to: 1) educate agricultural professionals about the challenges that beginning farmers face; 2) stimulate changes in service delivery to make it more responsive to beginning farmers’ needs; and 3) develop a corps of service providers better skilled at assessing stakeholder needs and using that information to develop programs. Lead Department or [...]

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