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Put your education and experience to work helping American farmers and ranchers. NCAT s work includes nationally recognized projects in agriculture and energy including the ATTRA National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service. The National Center...

Small and medium-sized farms are often challenged with fi nding new markets that support their ability to increase production and that help meet increasing demands for fresh and locally raised food. Local and regional food hubs are improving...

The National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) is a private non-profit corporation that works to promote sustainable technologies and systems, especially for the benefit of economically disadvantaged individuals and communities. NCAT is seeking...

Since 1996, the USDA’s Community Food Project Grant Program (CFP) has been supporting the alleviation of food insecurity in low-income communities through projects which: Promote community self-reliance in meeting their own food needs; Encourage comprehensive...

1. Try before you buy. Homesteading and even the smallest-scale farming is a physically and emotionally demanding lifestyle. Before you sign the dotted line on a piece of property or turn in your two-week notice at your day job, find a farm where you...