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Center for Land-Based Learning — Apprenticeship & Employee Training

Center for Land-Based Learning

California's registered farm apprenticeship and beginning farmer training pipeline: paid apprenticeships, employer-side training support, incubator land, and the California Farm Academy business course.

Typical award
Paid apprenticeships; incubator plots at subsidized rates
Deadline
Annual cohorts — apply when applications open
Type of support
Technical assistance · Labor & workforce
Who can apply
Individual producer, Beginning / underserved, Non-profit
Fits these operations
Vegetables & produce, Cut flowers, Mixed / diversified, Urban farm

Am I eligible?

  • Aspiring farmers seeking paid training
  • Farm employers wanting to host a registered apprentice

How to apply

  1. 1Choose apprenticeship, academy, or incubator track
  2. 2Submit the application for the open cohort
  3. 3Interview and place with a host farm or incubator plot

What you'll need

  • Application, references, statement of goals

Timeline & contact

Cohorts run 7 months to 2 years
Get help: Center for Land-Based Learning, Woodland CA

Ready to apply?

Applications go through Center for Land-Based Learning, not through this site. Open the official page below for eligibility rules, forms, and contacts. For federal programs it's worth calling your local USDA Service Center or Cooperative Extension office first — they help with paperwork for free and know what your county actually funds.

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This listing was last hand-checked August 2026.

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