CRAFT
Farm interns are farmers-in-training. A good internship program is as committed to education as it is to hands-on experience in the field, so that interns can learn all of the skills necessary for good farm management.
The Collaborative Regional Alliance for Farmer Training (CRAFT) is a model for sharing supplemental farm training in cooperation with a number of participating farms. The Mid-Hudson Craft program is based on the Western Massachusetts/Eastern New York CRAFT program that was formed in 1994. Participants visit a host farm for a tour, a talk or demonstration on a specific topic. These visits to other farms offer farmers-in-training a chance to see how different operations work, to develop practical skills and to network with other farmers and farm interns.
To see the schedule for the Mid Hudson CRAFT group, with visits ranging from Ulster to Putnam Counties, please click here. If you would like to join Mid Hudson CRAFT, please contact Dave Llewellyn, Director of Farmer Training, Glynwood, at dllewellyn@glynwood.org.
To see the schedule for the Lower Hudson CRAFT group, with visits ranging from NY City to Putnam County, please click here. If you would like to join Lower Hudson CRAFT, please contact Deb Taft, owner and farmer of Mobius Fields at deb@mobiusfields.com.
To see a list of helpful farming resources, please click here
Mid Hudson CRAFT – 2013 Schedule
If potluck is indicated, then the potluck will go from 5-6pm and the farm tour/visit always goes from 6-8pm.
May 16 – Opening – Welcome, Commercial Compost, Grain – McEnroe Organic Farm
May 30 – Herbs and Value-Added Production and potluck at 5pm! – Twee Fontaine
June 13 – Greenhouse Management – Stone Barns
June 27 – Permaculture – Clove Valley Farm
July 3 – (note: this is a Wednesday) Tour, Pizza & Swim – Glynwood 5-8pm
July 8th – (note: Monday at 2pm!) Mechanical Cultivation - Sister’s Hill Farm
July 11 – No-Till Veggie Production - Four Winds Farm
July 25 – Small-Scale Livestock & Diversity – Old Ford Farm
Aug 8 – Organic and IPM Orcharding – Fishkill Farms
Aug 22 – Community Building and Arts on Farm – Brook Farm
Sept 5 – Under Cropping and Cover Cropping – Phillies Bridge Farm
Sept 19 – Biodynamics/Draft Horse Workshop – Great Song Farm
Oct 3 - Seed Saving – Hudson Valley Seed Library
Oct 17 – Starting a CSA – Hearty Roots Community Farm
Oct 31 – Tractor Basics – Poughkeepsie Farm Project
If potluck is indicated, then the potluck will go from 5-6pm and the farm tour/visit always goes from 6-8pm.
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Lower Hudson CRAFT – 2013 Schedule coming soon
All visits are 6-8pm.
