Join Now. All 2010 CRAFT Field Day Workshops are FREE to Members.
Learn to farm from experienced farmers! Help mentor the beginning farmers!
Join CRAFT now and your membership is good through 2010.
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CRAFT (Collaborative Regional Alliance for Farmer Training) was founded in 1997 by a group of family farmers and works to train our next generation of organic, biodynamic,
and/or sustainable farmers.
CRAFT members gain access to hands-on training and learn skills that will help
them advance from farming novice to starting and running their own farm. CRAFT offers
on-farm training and business planning, field day workshops hosted by member farms and access to a wide variety of resources. All provided directly by the experienced farmers. You will be exposed to a wide diversity of farming practices and join a supportive
network of farmers and farmers-in-training.
CRAFT welcomes trainees with all levels of experience, whether you've
never farmed before, you have significant experience and need advanced
training, or you're an established farmer seeking to transition to
sustainable agriculture. CRAFT trainees include rural and urban
residents, recent immigrants, and a high percentage of women. Many get
involved through internships on CRAFT member farms.
More than 70 sustainable farms in northern Illinois and southern
Wisconsin belong to CRAFT. Coordination is provided by Angelic Organics
Learning Center.
Join or renew as a Trainee or Friend of CRAFT
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2009 Training Events
Member Farms and Steering Committee
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For more information, contact Joanne Wiedemann-Wolf, Program Coordinator, at 815.389.8455 or craft@learngrowconnect.org.
2009 CRAFT Field Days Schedule
The 2009 CRAFT Field Day workshops are complete. The new schedule will be released in the Spring of 2010. Join CRAFT now and take advantage of more than 10 FREE CRAFT Field Days in 2010.)
CRAFT members will receive first notification when Stateline Farm Beginnings® enrollment opens early summer 2010.
Which membership do I choose?
- If you already own a farm or are working on a farm, join as a "Farm" member for $25.
- If you are interested in becoming a farmer or want to stay involved in the network and attend the FREE CRAFT Field Days, join as a "Friend of CRAFT" for $30.
