Growing Your Farm
Business
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Starting Your Farm Business
Growing Your Farm Business
Farm Financial Assistance
Marketing Farm Products
Finding Farmland
Farmer Wellness
Build Your Network
Starting a farm business can be overwhelming. The good news is that you don’t have to go it alone. Consider joining one of the following farmer groups in order to keep building your knowledge and access to resources.
New CT Farmer Alliance
(NCTFA)
a statewide network of farmers and growers. By bringing young, new, and emerging farmers together it is our intent to identify and help develop support systems to nurture a successful and diverse agricultural landscape for our state.
The Southern New England Farmers of Color Collaborative (SNEFCC)
a statewide network of farmers and growers. By bringing young, new, and emerging farmers together it is our intent to identify and help develop support systems to nurture a successful and diverse agricultural landscape for our state.
Northeast Organic Farming Association
a growing community of farmers, gardeners, land care professionals, and consumers that encourages a healthy relationship with the natural world. The mission of CT NOFA is to ensure the growth and viability of organic agriculture, organic food, and organic land care in CT. CT NOFA envisions a healthy, organic CT founded on ecologically, socially, and economically just principles.
Financing Options
CT Department of Agriculture Financing
The Farmland Restoration Program administered by the CT Dept. of Agriculture provides funding for qualifying projects that reclaim farmland through the removal of invasive species, clearing of trees and stumps, exclusion fencing, pond renovation, erosion control, and more.
The CT Dept. of Agriculture’s competitive Farm Transition Grant provides matching funds to Connecticut farms and agricultural cooperatives to expand, diversify, and improve existing operations in conjunction with a sound business plan. Recently the grant added an additional category for New and Beginning Farmer’s Microloans. Eligible applicants need to have a production history of at least one full year up to three years.
The Organic Cost Share Program, administered by the CT Dept. of Agriculture, can reimburse USDA Certified Organic farms and processors 75%, up to $750, of annual certification costs.
For more information on financing opportunities from the agency please view this page.
Other Financing Options
New England Dairy Business Innovation Center
Northeast SARE (Sustainable Agriculture & Research Education) Farmer Grants
NEFMP provides direct financial support to farmers across New England. The program seeks to address some of the key barriers faced by farmers in the region: access to farmland, farm succession/transfer planning, and the adoption of regenerative farming practices.