by Lynne Whitbeck | Sep 4, 2024
Call #3: December 10, 12 p.m. | Dec 12, 7 a.m. – Interviewing For Your Best Candidate
Design an interview process that will reveal the skill level, motivation and aptitude of applicants and determine if they are right for your operation. We’ll share great questions that lead to thorough responses regarding experience and motivation. What questions can’t be asked, for legal reasons? How do you find out what you most need to know? And how do you select your finalists? We’ll discuss all this as well as suggestions on conducting both phone/video and on-site interviews.
by Lynne Whitbeck | Sep 4, 2024
Call #2: November 11, 12:00 p.m. | Nov 14, 7:00 a.m. – Evaluating Written Applications
A strong evaluation process begins before you read a single application. Creating your review process in advance assures you’ll read for relevant experience as well as for potential in less experienced applicants. We will share strategies for tackling the pile of applications, evaluation templates, and sample email responses to applicants who you would like to interview and those you will decline.
by Anica Wong | Sep 4, 2024
The exhibition features the work of photographer Sally Thomson and highlights the dedicated efforts of Quivira Coalition and Western Landowners Alliance to supporting resilience and stewardship on Western working rangelands.
by Lynne Whitbeck | Sep 3, 2024
Call #1: Sept. 24th noon, Sept. 26th 7 am – You and Your Operation as Mentor
Mentoring differs from being an employer in key ways: how do you know if it’s right for you? What are you excited to teach? The answers to these and other questions will help you write an apprenticeship description that is both appealing and realistic about the ups and downs of regenerative agriculture on your site. We’ll discuss ways to describe work schedules, location, isolation, and other factors, to be sure your description will appeal to the applicants you most want to attract.
by Lynne Whitbeck | Sep 3, 2024
This webinar, hosted by the New Agrarian Program, will explore common stressors faced by producers and offer ways to identify the protective factors that help us handle these challenges.
by Kristina Britt | Sep 3, 2024 | Down to Earth
Commerce, the Destruction of Nature, and the Uphill Path to Sustainability Sara Dant‘s book, “Losing Eden: An Environmental History of the American West,” covers the long history of human habitation on the North American continent — from the time that...
by Kristina Britt | Aug 30, 2024
Join us for our annual gathering at Red Canyon Reserve for volunteering, plant ID, and land art in this beautiful landscape.
by Kristina Britt | Aug 26, 2024 | Regeneration Rising
Diane Anastasio on Lessons in Shepherding Scott on Growing Skills, Confidence, and Humility as a Beginning Farmer Our guest this week is Diane Anastasio, program manager and shepherd at Shepherdess Land & Livestock in Ojai, California. Diane describes how,...
by Kristina Britt | Aug 20, 2024 | Down to Earth
Colorado Peaches: Delicious for the Eaters, Fair for the Workers Gwen Cameron grew up on Rancho Durazno, her family’s peach farm. She was pursuing a career in journalism when her father asked her if she wanted to come back and take over the farm. She agreed and...
by Kristina Britt | Aug 6, 2024 | Down to Earth
Black Farmers Regenerating Land in the Face of Historical — and Current — Racism P. Wade Ross‘s great grandfather was a runaway slave who bought land in Texas. His descendants founded Texas Small Farmers and Ranchers Community Based Organization, a non-profit that...
