Connect with Our Mentorship Program
Applications for round two of our mentorship program are open! Please submit your application by 11:59 on Wednesday, November 22.
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We surveyed farmers in 2021 about what support they needed, and the number one request was a farmer-to-farmer Mentorship Program. With the help of a Specialty Crop Block Grant from the State of Indiana, the Hoosier Young Farmers Coalition and Partners IN Food and Farming are doing just that. The program will connect Mentors (specialty crop farmers who have been farming for 7+ years) with Mentees (those in the beginning of their farming journeys). Our goal is to share knowledge and experience, and to create connections within the farming community.
The pilot program will launch in the spring of 2023 and run through the summer and fall. Mentor/Mentee pairs are expected to attend two group in-person gatherings, visit each other's farms at least once, and meet for a total of 6 phone/online meetings over the course of six months. We provide a workbook to guide each interaction, and resources on topics from high tunnel production to farm finances. |
why be part of the mentorship program?
For Mentors
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For Mentees
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