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APPLY: Strategic Sprint to the Southeast

APPLY: Strategic Sprint to the Southeast

The Strategic Sprint is a week-long executive-level education experience to bring the best in entrepreneurship training to farmers. Farmers are already business and community leaders: our Strategic Sprint invites them to spend a week off-farm in a luxury setting to focus deeply on the business side of their goals and to gain toolsets and mindsets to help catapult their growth and refine their strategies for achieving their Big, Hairy, Audacious Goals (BHAGs) for their operations. 

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RESOURCE: 2026 Southeastern U.S. Vegetable Crop Handbook
Grower News, Funding/Resources Dana DeLoca Grower News, Funding/Resources Dana DeLoca

RESOURCE: 2026 Southeastern U.S. Vegetable Crop Handbook

This handbook comprises up-to-date information developed from research and Extension projects conducted across the Southeast. It contains the information that you need to manage your vegetable crops, including which varieties to plant, planting dates, fertilizer recommendations, cover crop selection and conservation tillage options, pesticide selection, grafting, fertigation, plasticulture, postharvest handling, and alternative pest management tools, as well as many other topics.

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Host an Intern
Grower News Caroline Hutchins Grower News Caroline Hutchins

Host an Intern

The Organic Career Network (OCN), a project of the Organic Farmers Association, is excited to announce that Spring 2026 host applications are now open!

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PODCAST: Forging Community on an Organic Farm
Grower News Caroline Hutchins Grower News Caroline Hutchins

PODCAST: Forging Community on an Organic Farm

NCAT agriculture specialist Eric Fuchs-Stengel talks with Jack Kittredge and Julie Rawson, the couple behind Many Hands Organic Farm and co-authors of the book Many Hands Make a Farm. In this conversation, Jack and Julie share how they started their farm by cultivating a community of volunteers, many of whom have become shareholders and paid staff over the years.

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Farmers Disaster Relief Resources
Grower News Caroline Hutchins Grower News Caroline Hutchins

Farmers Disaster Relief Resources

Karla Gargus, Extension Agent, UT-TSU Montgomery County Extension shared documents on how to sign up for disaster assistance for your farm and/or home. These include: Financial assistance for those impacted by Helene, calling your local branch for inquiries, notes for the the immediate aftermath, and financial assistance avenues.

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HIRING: Farmer at Sugar Camp Farm
Grower News Caroline Hutchins Grower News Caroline Hutchins

HIRING: Farmer at Sugar Camp Farm

Sugar Camp Farm is hiring! Looking for a part-time 4 days a week farmer to join our 2025 farm crew. We are a small 1 acre farm selling produce to Nashville restaurants, markets, and more. We practice no-till farming methods and soil health is a priority. 

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