New Entry Sustainable Farming Project

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⇒	MASSACHUSETTS
	⇒	Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture
	⇒	The Flats Mentor Farm Project
	⇒	Growing New Farmers
	⇒	Massachusetts Department of Food and Agriculture
	⇒	New Entry Sustainable Farming Project
	⇒	Organic Trade Association
	⇒	The New England Small Farm Institute
	⇒	The Organic Foods Production Association of North America
	⇒	University of Massachusetts

Project Description
Founded in 1998, the New Entry Sustainable Farming Project (NESFP) helps immigrants and refugees with agricultural backgrounds to establish agricultural enterprises in Massachusetts. NESFP provides a comprehensive strategy that includes finding farmland, providing training and technical assistance, and facilitating effective marketing strategies for smallscale producers. In 2005, NESFP assisted more than 35 farm families on over 40 acres of farmland, includingfive training sites,across Eastern Massachusetts.
Publications
A guide to Asian Vegetables

Contact
Hugh Joseph, NESFP Director
Phone: (617)-636-3788
Email: hughjoseph@comcast.net

Jennifer Hashley, NESFP Coordinator,
Phone: (617) 636-3793,
Email: jennifer.hashley@tufts.edu
Website: www.nesfp.org

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