Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture

Current Competitive Grant

Cultivating the agrarian dream: Aspiring agri-entrepreneurs helping one another choose their path

NOTE: Work on this grant project has been completed and is awaiting a final report.

Project ID: M2009-24

This 2-year grant for $10,548 was awarded in 2009.

Location: Statewide

This is an outreach education effort led by ISU Extension's Small Farm Sustainability program. The investigator will develop, offer and evaluate workshops for farmer entrepreneurs, and create a forum for participants to interact with veteran entrepreneurs. The program will allow participants to look at where they currently are and where they'd like to be in relation to their dream farm business. Cultivating the Agrarian Dream will direct the most dedicated participants into more comprehensive training.

Andy Larson

Andy Larson Andrew Larson leads Iowa State University Extension's Small Farm Sustainability program. He also is coordinator of the Grass-Based Livestock Working Group supported by the Leopold Center. [Contact lead investigator]

This competitive grant project is part of the Leopold Center's Marketing Initiative.

Topics: Human systems, demographics and beginning farmer programs