Beginning Farmer & Land Access
Beginning Farmer Community Food Projects Guide
A guide to the Community Food Projects program. It helps groups understand the purpose, plan a project, and organize an application with community partners. Print a fresh copy for each project.
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The steps on this page
- Learn the program purpose
- Review the current notice
- Check eligibility
- Identify community needs
- Define the project goals
- Line up partners
- Prepare a budget
- Gather documents
- Track deadlines
How to use this guide
Walk a new hand through the steps once, then let them use the page on their own. Add your own notes as you learn what works.
Where to check the details
This sheet is a general template, so confirm specifics with your own manuals, labels and local rules. For current official guidance, start with USDA and Farmers.gov.
For more in this area, see the farm loans, grants and taxes. Between chores, farm.FM has farm humor, including Everybody Gets Paid for Food Except the Farmer, and agribusiness farm stories.
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