Eligibility and Application guidelines

2023 Workshops — Eligibility and Application guidelines

The Greater Newark Sustainable Farming Practices and Local Entrepreneurship Program

This FREE workshop program is supported by the Northeast SARE Professional Development Program

May 20 & 21, 2023 9am-6pm EST

Deadline EXTENDED! to Wednesday, March 15, 2023, Midnight EST

Eligibility

• This FREE workshop program is open to Greater Newark area Farmer/Service Providers. There is limited spots available. You should be part of a farm or service organization to apply to participate.

• You should be available to attend all of the 2 full days of workshops on May 20 & 21, 2023 and to continue to work on the demonstration bed through Fall 2024 under the mentorship of the workshop faculty/trainers

• You will bring your training back to your organization to implement through training, workshops, or other aspects of your work

Application Guidelines

Please answer the questions below and send them in a PDF or Word document to Alexandra Chang at alexa.chang@rutgers.edu by February 28, 2023, Midnight EST.

1.) Full Name

2.) Contact Address

3.) Phone Contact

4.) Farm/Service Organization name and address

5.) Give a brief description of your organization and describe how attending The Greater Newark Sustainable Farming Practices and Local Entrepreneurship Program in 2023-2024 benefit you and your organization?

6.) What is your background in relation to gardening/farming and training farmers/service providers?

7.) How will you disseminate the knowledge that you learned from the workshops to other farmers/service providers?

8.) What workshops are you particularly interested in and why? What do you hope to learn from these workshops?

9.) How did you learn about this workshop program?

Applicants will be notified of their participation in March 2023.

Questions: If you have any questions about this application or eligibility, please contact Alexandra Chang at alexa.chang@rutgers.edu

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, through the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program under subaward number ENE22-174. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.