Here’s a couple of resources that will help you get government grants to start your own local farm.

Local farming is something I am passionate about supporting, and I hope you are too, because if we don’t support local farmers our food supply will be completely controlled by companies like Monsanto.

If you have any advice to share, please post in the comments section.

• Here’s a short video with Matthew Lesko interviewing Charles Schuster, from the UME college of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Lots of good tips for local gardening / farming, as well as resources for a more comprehensive education.

http://www.lesko.com/how-gardening-can-turn-an-acre-in-to-income.php

• Here’s the website for UME college of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

http://www.extension.umd.edu/

• An excellent post over at Wikihow shows you the steps you’ll need to take to get a grant for starting a farm.

http://www.wikihow.com/Get-A-Government-Grant-For-A-Farm

• A quick, easy to read article covering some of the basics for getting a farm grant, including tips for finding people to run your farm.

http://smallbusiness.chron.com/government-grants-start-up-farm-12981.html

• Finally, the place you’ll go to search for, and apply for a grant.

http://www.grants.gov