The Groundswell Center for Local Food & Farming in Ithaca, NY is now accepting applications for two of its upcoming programs: the Summer Practicum in Sustainable Farming & Local Food Systems and the New Farmer Training Project. Applications for these two food and farming education programs are now online at www.groundswellcenter.org.

The first program, the New Farmer Training Project, is a 100-hour, April-November hands-on and classroom training experience for aspiring farmers and market gardeners that offers a "Sustainable Farming Certificate" upon completion. The second program, the Summer Practicum in Sustainable Farming & Local Food Systems, is a 6-credit TC3/Groundswell course that offers a 8-week intensive that involves immersion at West Haven Farm in Ithaca as well as classroom time and field trips to area farms. We have several partial and full scholarships available for limited resource trainees interested in enrolling in our programs.

Please help us by forwarding widely to individuals, schools, groups, and listservs in and beyond our local community, who may be interested in these training opportunities for students and aspiring farmers/market gardeners.

The application for the 2011 program is now online. For more information, email us at info@groundswellcenter.org or visit the website at: http://www.groundswellcenter.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=77&Itemid=83