Organizations & Projects
Beginning Farmer Network of Mass - Helping beginning farmers find and connect to resources and service providers. Check out their calendar of events, resource finder, and referral network
New CT Farmer Alliance - Bringing young, new and emerging farmers together to identify and help develop support systems to nurture a successful and diverse agricultural landscape for CT
Southeastern Mass Agricultural Partnership - Check out their Twilight workshop series
The Greenhorns - To Promote, Recruit and Support New Farmers in America
NOFA/Mass - Check out their farmer mentorship program
NOFA/RI - CRAFT workshops, Advanced Growers workshops, and organic farmer mentoring program
New Entry Sustainable Farming Project - Offers classes for beginning farmers, does farmland matching
The Rhode Island State Conservation Committee - Helping you grow sustainably through resource protection. We offer a variety of services such as project management, trail map designs, outreach and education on green infrastructure, water quality, soil erosion, etc as well as design and implementation to combat these issues
Legal Services & Advocacy
RI Food Policy Council - Their mission is to promote a more accessible, equitable, and sustainable food system in Rhode Island
National Young Farmers’ Coalition - By and for young and beginning farmers in the United States; very active in advocacy work
Center for Mediation and Collaboration (RI) & Office of Public Collaboration (MA) - Agricultural Mediation provides confidential assistance to help resolve agriculture-related issues in a productive environment
Legal Food Hub - Non-profit servicing farmers, food entrepreneurs, and related organizations with legal assistance. Fill out an intake form online! The Legal Food Hub matches eligible farmers with lawyers in private practice who have agreed to provide FREE legal help for many of your farm needs
Land for Good - Non-profit working to help transitioning farmers, both incoming and outgoing, with land access issues
The Mesothelioma Center- Resources on how agricultural workers may be affected by Mesothelioma and how to find help.
Miscellaneous
Hope’s Harvest RI - Mobilizes volunteers to rescue food (gleaming) from local farms that would otherwise go to waste and distributes it to local hunger relief agencies
NE Ag Exchange - Online forum dedicated to connecting New England farmers about land, farming, labor, and buy/sell/trade