NOTE: Applications are CLOSED for the 2024-2025 Farm Beginnings class; check back in the spring of 2025 for details on the 2025-2026 course.

Beginning and prospective farmers are invited to apply to the 2024-2025 session of LSP’s Farm Beginnings, a training program that focuses on the goal setting, marketing, and financial skills needed to establish a successful farm business. The class will run from November 2024 through March 2025, with some additional educational opportunities to take place later in 2025. The 2024-2025 class will be hybrid with the majority of the class taking place virtually via Zoom and some in-person sessions in the Twin Cities, Minn., area. The cost of the class is $1,000, which covers up to two participants per farm. Partial scholarships are available and you can indicate your interest when you apply.

The deadline for applications is Sept. 1. Early bird applications submitted by Aug. 1 will receive a $100 discount if you are accepted into the class.

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—Check Out the 2024-2025 Class Schedule Here—

Interested in hearing directly from the next generation of innovative farmers? Check out the Land Stewardship Project’s Ear to the Ground “Fresh Voices” podcast series.

To read more about what Farm Beginnings grads are up to and how their class experience is helping them grapple with the challenges of farming, see our profile series.