Farm Incubator, Apprenticeship, and Farm Start School: Site Visit

UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota Countyprovides practical education you can trust, to help people, businesses and communities solve problems, develop skills and build a better future. This service is a partnership between theUniversity of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS), theU.S. Department of AgricultureandSarasota County.For regular updates on the latest news and happenings at UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County, sign up to receiveour e-newsletters.An Equal Opportunity Institution. The University of Florida is committed to providing universal access to all of our events. For disability accommodations, such as sign language interpreters and listening devices, please contact311 (941-861-5000 outside Sarasota County) or sarasota@ifas.ufl.edu at least two weeks in advance. Advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility needs. Learn more atada.ufl.eduandscgov.net/ada.

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Starting a farm is a challenge. Get the right education and support. Learn about our incubator, apprenticeship and farm startup school.

Mote Aquaculture Research Park

Meet at Mote Aquaculture Park, 12300 Fruitville Road at 5:30 p.m., or as soon as you can make it. We will meet at the field and finish in the classroom after dark, if needed.This is a site visit to the Mote Aquaculture Research Park to explain the incubator and apprenticeship and to see the facilities.Sarasota County is dedicated to helping beginning farmers. We have launched the following programs to increase the likelihood of a successful small farm launch.<ul><li>Small Farm Startup School</li><li>Beginning Farmer Incubator</li><li>Agriculture Apprenticeships</li></ul>It all begins with our 8-week start-up school that exposes participants to the resources and knowledge they will need to succeed:<ul><li>technical information for growing,</li><li>business planning,</li><li>sales and marketing,</li><li>finances and record-keeping,</li><li>legal and regulatory, and much more!</li></ul>The apprenticeship program pairs beginning farmers with successful growers, ranchers, distributors and marketers. The job-shadowing provides the best practices and how-to that can't be captured in a class.Our incubator program provides land, water, tools and other supplies and materials needed to grow 1/8- to 1/2-acre of produce. The incubator program is a high-learning, hands-on opportunity with limited risk. The produce can be sold independently or marketed with and through our program partners.It can take 12-24 months to navigate the complete program.Investment costs for program components are still in development but likely will be close to the following:<ul><li>Small Farm Startup School - $299 (with some limited scholarships)</li><li>Incubator Plot with Support - $199 for 1/8ac, $329 for 1/4 ac.</li><li>Apprenticeship - $99 for each rotation with a grower/company.</li></ul><ul><li>COMPLETE PROGRAM - $499 for school, 1/8ac and 1 job apprenticeship</li></ul>(PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE)Join us for an information session on May 22 to learn more about each aspect of the program.Contact Rod Greder, Sarasota County Extension ag agent, 941-861-9810, rgreder@ufl.edu.-----Type: Take a ClassTopic: Food, Energy, NatureOrganization name: UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County

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