Third Sector New England, Inc.

Over 50 Refugee Farming Incubator Projects (RFIPS) Nationwide Trained Over 1000 Refugee Beginning Farmers in 2019. But Too Many of Rfips Struggle With the Training Process Due to Acombination of Limited Appropriate Resources and Capabilities to Work With Challenges Audiences.ised Solutions Proposes a National Et Collaboration With Nine Project Partners to Improve the Quality of Training Materials and T&ta Delivery to Refugee and Other Farmers.project Core Objectives Are to Implement a Nationwide Community of Practice (cop), Expand Visually-based Content for T&ta Providers, and Develop TRAINERS' Skills in Adult Education and T&ta Delivery Through Training-of-trainers.core Activities Will Include Peer-to-peer Engagements Through Cops for Both Incubator Farm Staff and Farmers, Expansion and Dissemination of Visually-based Farmer Education Content, and Skills Development Through Training-of-trainers.these Activities Should Result in Ongoing Networking and Collaboration Through Cop Networks, 40+ Farm Incubator Programs Nationwide Downloading and Utilizing Training Resources, 9 Rfips and 25-30 Staff Improving T&ta Content and Delivery, and 600 to 1200 Beginning Farmers Receiving Improved T&ta. They Will Thus Expand Their Knowledge of Farming and Improve Farm Business Outcomes. These Resources Will Also Be Widely Distributed to Reach Other Beginning Farmer Incubators and Help Thousands of Other Beginning Farmers.other Collaborating Institutions/organizations:ised Will Collaborate With the Following PROGRAMS:(1)MAJOR Partner: International Rescue Committee (IRC) - Us National Office - NYC;(2-5)FOUR Irc Local Programs: Tucson, Az; Sacramento, Ca; Seattle, Wa; Salt Lake City, UT;(6)GLOBAL Growers Network, Decatur, GA;(7)CATHOLIC Charities of Northern Kansas, Kansas City, KS;(8)LUTHERAN Services of Iowa, Des Moines, IA;(9)GROUNDSWELL Center for Local Food & Farming, Ithaca, Ny; AND,(10)THE Nashville Food Project, Nashville.