Future Feeders

a growing movement for the next generation of young farmers

Young Farmers Leadership Council

Seeking Expressions of Interest now :
2019 Formation NRYFA leadership group
Calling for 6 young farmer representatives from each of the Northern Rivers Local Government Areas.

The NRYFA is important because it:

Builds and strengthens community
Provides opportunities for new friendships and business relationships
Promotes sustainable land use and ethically grown produce.
Offers cost-sharing opportunities for seed or equipment, price negotiation and labor pooling.
Creates a venue for continuing education, mentorship, and open dialogue
Offers young and beginning farmers a collective voice in their community
Provides a platform for advocacy and with government agencies

Expression of Interest Form

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Northern Rivers Young Farmers Alliance

We seek to create a platform to facilitate information sharing, to co-generate new ideas and solutions and to coordinate support for small farm enterprises.

The Northern Rivers Young Farmers Alliance is a voice for young farmers in the region and an inspiration for those beyond.
Targeting growers and producers under 40 with goals in sustainable land management and ecological agriculture.

The NRYFA focuses on small scale producers and local food economy projects, startups and innovative enterprises.
Building unity through support, networking and collaboration we want to promote the exciting work of young farmers in our area.

We want to engage young people in sustainable agriculture, develop pathways for collective skills development and grow opportunities for young farmers.
The new school of farming is more than a commitment to ethical land stewardship and we believe that only through positive networks and collaborations can we have a truly sustainable food future.
We know that small scale farming is the way and that long term, happy and viable farming careers and land management will be the essential foundations for successful food production now and into the future.
Lets pull people, skills, ideas and land together like pieces of a puzzle to enhance and develop our
local ecological agriculture industry.

~ Associated programs ~

Northern Rivers Young Farmers Alliance
"Together we grow"

Northern Rivers FarmLinks
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"Food the way it should be"

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