Collaborative  Regional Alliance for Farmer Training
Mission Statement CRAFT is a cooperative effort of local organic and biodynamic farms organized to enhance educational opportunities for farm interns.

We hope to:

Give a broader experience to interns than they can receive on their farm alone

 

Provide a peer base to help interns connect with others who share similar goals

 

Increase the skill base in sustainable agriculture.

 

From April through October, interns from all participating farms gather at a different farm for 12 visits and/or workshops over the course of the season.  Each visit includes an overview of the farm as well as a hands on demonstration of one or two specific topics. 

Craft Visit Schedule

Some of the topics covered during the visits and workshops include:
 

soil fertility   compost making   cover cropping   tillage methods   tractor maintenance & safety   mechanical weed control   greenhouse management   seed saving   orcharding

dairying & livestock   rotational grazing   getting started in farming   planning & record keeping   budgets & finances   value added products   marketing   csa management

If you would like to know more about the program, please contact participating farms directly.

Participating Farms

New York

Hawthorne Valley Farm Rachel & Steffen Schneider 327 Rte 21 C Ghent, NY 12075 (518) 672-4465 srschn@aol.com http://www.hawthornevalleyfarm.com Dairy, Processing, Retail & CSA	Threshold Farm Hugh Williams & Hanna Bail Box 323 Philmont, NY 12565 (518) 672-5509 threshold@taconic.net CSA, Orchard & Seed Growing
The Farm at Miller's Crossing Katie Smith & Chris Cashen 81 Roxbury Rd Hudson NY 12534 (518) 851-2331 kasorganic@hotmail.com Wholesale, Retail & CSA	Markristo Farm Martin & Christa Stosiek 2891 Rt. 23 Hillsdale, NY 12529 (518) 325-4261 markristo@taconic.net Speciality Vegetables, Wholesale Farmer's Markets & Restaurants
Homestead Farms Rich & Linda Bulson Box 24 Grafton, NY 12082 (518) 279-9867 hmstdfrms@aol.com http://www.geocities.com/hmstdfrms/ Farmstand, CSA, Livestock & Farmer's Market	Roxbury Farm Jean-Paul Courtens Jody Bolluyt PO Box 338 Kinderhook, NY 12106 518-758-8558 info@roxburyfarm.com www.roxburyfarm.com CSA & Wholesale
Poughkeepsie Farm Project Wendy & Asher Burkhart-Speigel 140 Montgomery St Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 (845)485-6243 wendyandasher@hotmail.com CSA

Massachusetts

Indian Line Farm Elizabeth Keen & Al Thorp 57 Jug End Rd Great Barrington, MA 01230 (413) 528-8301 alandliz@bcn.net CSA	Caretaker Farm Sam & Elizabeth Smith / Don Zasada & Bridget Spann 1210 Hancock Rd Williamstown, MA 01267 (413) 458-4309 sam@caretakerfarm.org CSA & Livestock
Brookfield Farm Dan Kaplan 24 Hulst Rd Amherst, MA 01002 (413) 253-7199 info@brookfieldfarm.org CSA & Livestock	Natural Roots David Fisher & Anna Maclay 888 Shelburne Falls Rd. Conway, MA 01341 413-369-4269 naturoot@mtdata.com Horse Powered, Farmer's Market, CSA
Red Fire Farm Ryan Voiland 7 Carver St. Granby, MA 01033 413-467-7645 redfirefarm@juno.com http://redfirefarm.homestead.com/files/index.htm CSA, Farmstand, Farmer's Market

Associate Farms

Food Bank Farm
Michael Docter
121 Bay Rd
Hadley, MA 01035
(413) 582-0013
foodbankfarm@yahoo.com
CSA

Mahaiwe Harvest C.S.A.
David Inglis
329 North Plain Rd
Housatonic, MA 01236
413-274-9931
mhcsa@bcn.net
CSA

CSA

Thompson - Finch Farm
Marnie & Don Maclean
750 Wiltsie Bridge Rd
Ancram, NY 12502
508-329-7578
thompfinch@taconic.net
www.thompsonfinch.com
Farmer's Markets

Simple Gifts Farm
Jeremy Barker-Plotkin
22 Poole Rd Belchertown, MA
(413) 323-9608
jbp@the-spa.com
Farmer's Markets

Sisters Hill Farm
Dave Hambleton
PO Box 22
Stanfordville, NY 12581
845-868-7048
shfarm@earthlink.net
www.sistershillfarm.com
Farmer's Markets

Brookfield Farm Homepage