Events
Free Mulch is growing more local farmers through community outreach and an incubator training model. Come for Strawberry U-Pick and farm tour at Frog Song Organics. Learn how beginning farmers can gain hands-on experience in starting and managing a successful organic farm business during seasonal farm tours.
Spring Celebration Farm Tour: Saturday, March 21, 2020 from 2-6 pm
Frog Song Organics Farm 4317 US-301, Hawthorne, FL 32640
https://www.facebook.com/events/1494511810707431/
Spring Celebration Farm Tour: Saturday, March 21, 2020 from 2-6 pm
Frog Song Organics Farm 4317 US-301, Hawthorne, FL 32640
https://www.facebook.com/events/1494511810707431/
organize a tourFarm tours demonstrate the vital connections between farmers, organic food and the natural environment. |
Sponsor a Farmer Incubator farms offer new farmers affordable access to land, equipment, and infrastructure. |
Harvest Work TradeHigh school students can benefit from both our volunteer and apprentice programs. |
Viable community food systems
People will always need healthy food to eat. Free Mulch aims to provide experiential training in organic farming, sustainable agriculture, farm business management, and environmental stewardship. In partnership with Frog Song Organics Farm, the University of Florida, Alachua County Extension Office, Farm Credit, and the Alachua Conservation Trust, beginning farmers are gaining valuable knowledge and experience in successful farm production and marketing. Please complete an inquiry form if you would like to receive additional information.
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Free Mulch enriches rural communities with monthly experiential workshops in agribusiness management, hobby farm sustainability, U-Pick, cultivation Q&A, no waste food preservation and slow food crafting. |
First Let'sRecruit
We recruit at risk students, students with undecided career paths and those already pursuing agricultural vocations for seasonal and yearlong farm internships.
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Now let'sRebuild
We are rebuilding rural communities by creating opportunities for farmers and buyers to collaborate and create value added products in workshops that inspire slow intentional living.
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IT'S UP TO US toReassign Value
Collectively we are reassigning value to organic food systems by growing more local farmers and supporting local organic food businesses.
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