Climate-Smart Farming and Marketing Program Informational Webinar

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Join one of the three upcoming webinars that provide an overview of the Climate-Smart Farming & Marketing Program, led by Pasa Sustainable Agriculture. Northeast regional project partners from Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA), NOFA-MA, NOFA-VT, Pocasset Pokanoket Land Trust, and Maine Farmland Trust will explain the enrollment process and review the 26 climate-smart practices the project can fund.

90% of project funds are reserved for underserved and small-scale producers. The USDA definition of underserved includes: Beginning, Socially disadvantaged, Veteran, Limited Resource, Women, and Specialty crop growers. The USDA defines “small-scale” as those with less than $350,000 in annual gross cash farm income.

There will be an opportunity to connect with technical assistance providers from partner organizations who will serve as your point of contact if you decide to enroll in the program. If you live outside of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, or Maine, but within the project region (from South Carolina to Maine) you will be put in contact with the regional partner from your state.

This webinar is available on three dates. The same content will be covered in each session. The October 16^th and November 13^th webinars will include simultaneous interpretation in Spanish and English.

Webinar Dates: 

• September 18 at 7:00 PM 
• October 16 at 12:00 PM
• November 13 at 7:00 PM

What does the Climate-Smart Ag Program include?  

• Financial Support: Receive funding to implement climate-smart practices on your farm.
• Tailored Technical Assistance: Work with our team of Technical Assistance Providers to create an implementation plan that aligns with your farm’s goals
• Peer-to-Peer Learning: Join a community of farmers dedicated to improving their farm’s climate resilience and financial performance.
• Collaborative Research Opportunities: Farmers can indicate interest in being selected to collaborate on Pasa’s Soil Health and Financial Benchmark Studies.
• Marketing Support: Enhance your ability to share your climate impact story with customers and communicate climate and environmental benefits to build consumer support for climate-smart farms, practices, and products

Please contact climate@buylocalfood.org with any questions.

This program is supported by a Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities grant. This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, under agreement number NR233A750004G025.

Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In addition, any reference to specific brands or types of products or services does not constitute or imply an endorsement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for those products or services.

USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.

This event is part of Climate Change and Farming Week 2024. Click here to see the full list of events!