What is Growing New Farmers?

Growing New Farmers (GNF) is a regional initiative to provide future generations of Northeast farmers with the support and expertise they need to succeed. GNF brings together service providers from across the Northeast who are committed to working with and advocating for new and beginning farmers. GNF serves the Northeast states of Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, and West Virginia.

Growing New Farmers began as a four-year project funded by a grant from the US Department of Agriculture (see below). The project established a professional network and service delivery system focused on new farmers. It created the GNF website targeted to new farmers and their service providers. Project partners and Consortium members developed dozens of tools and resources for new farmers and the service providers who work with them.

Today, Growing New Farmers is…

The GNF Service Provider Consortium—a regional system of support, service, referral and advocacy for new farmers.
The GNF website with interactive features, links, information and resources.
A collection of tools and resources for and about new farmers.