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				NCAT IT2022-10-06 11:23:262024-01-30 15:26:44Evaluating a Farming Enterprise
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				Robyn Metzger2022-09-27 12:05:402022-12-29 12:12:51Finding Land to Farm: Six Ways to Secure Farmland
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				NCAT IT2022-08-19 14:22:272025-09-19 12:14:20Tutorial: Beginning Farmer Training
Armed to Farm in Albuquerque
After two years of delays due to COVID-19, NCAT finally hosted an Armed to Farm training in the Southwest. At the end of March, we hosted 27 veterans and their spouses or family farm partners in Albuquerque, New Mexico, for a week of training. As the Director of Armed to Farm, I have had the joy of participating in the majority of our 27 in-person Armed to Farm trainings. Each time, it is a delight to meet farmer veterans who are eager to expand their farm and ranch operations and connect them to the many resources and networks that are available to support them. 

NCAT’s Free Farmer-Veteran Training is Headed to Texas
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Episode 245. Starting a Farm: Review and Planning
This episode of Voices from the Field is part of “Starting a Farm,” an occasional series from Rockiell Woods, who directs NCAT’s Gulf States Regional Office in Jackson, Mississippi, and Bill Evans, director of horticulture at Up in Farms food hub in Jackson.
Rockiell Woods and Bill Evans
Rockiell Woods and Bill Evans

NCAT’s Free Farmer-Veteran Training is Headed to California
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Applications Open for Armed to Farm California Training
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Photo courtesy Scott McClenahanApplications Open for Armed to Farm New Mexico
The National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) is partnering with Holistic Management International (HMI) to bring its Armed to Farm training to the Southwest. Armed to Farm will take place March 28-April 1, 2022, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Participants will attend classroom sessions and travel to local farms for hands-on learning experiences.

Alumni Spotlight: Tammi and Stephen Bell, Waterline Farm
Tammi and Stephen attended the Armed to Farm held in Fayetteville, Arkansas, in 2018. They operate a diversified small farm in Pryor, Oklahoma. Tammi recently sent us an update on their farm: “Sometimes it seems that we haven’t made much progress, but as we reviewed how much we have grown and learned since ATF it has been an amazing journey."
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