Maryland New Farmer Trainee Program

The Maryland New Farmer Trainee Program will be recruiting new farmer trainees for next year's program. The program provides new or beginning farmers with a combination of hands-on experience and classroom knowledge over a one-year period with the goal of giving them the skills they need to start their own farm operation.

This year's program mentors are Jack and Becky Gurley from Calvert's Gift Organic Farm and Greg and Karen Lambrecht from Serpent Ridge Vineyard. Next year's mentors will be announced.

We will be looking for post college graduates with farming experience and a serious interest in farming as a career. Trainees will attend approximately eight 2-hour workshops, attend an agricultural conference, participate in farm tours, and train 6 hours one day a week from April thru October 2011. A small stipend may be paid to the trainees (funding dependent).

Information can be requested from:

Maryland Ag Extension Office
1840 York Rd. Suite J
Timonium, MD 21093

Questions may be directed to Cathy Tipper at crtipper@aol.com.

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