MDAR: Growing Your Farm Business Planning Course
Growing Your Farm is a hands-on course to help established farmers develop a business plan and financial projections for their farm business.
$200.00
Growing Your Farm is a hands-on course to help established farmers develop a business plan and financial projections for their farm business.
Join farmer and Carrot Project business advisor and lead trainer Cian Dalzell for one of two, four-session online training series. This training is designed to provide you skills and support for both short and long term improvement in business operations and financial security. Sessions can be mixed and matched to fit your schedule. Wednesday Jan 12, […]
Presenter: Bonnie Collins This is Part 4 of a 6 Part series. Click here for information about this workshop series. It’s not too late to register! Every business needs resources to acquire goods, produce products, and purchase equipment. Usually, we need to borrow capital to purchase those assets. Assets are those resources used to produce […]
Business Planning Virtual Workshop SeriesFinancial, Marketing & Risk Management Planning Geared to New, Beginning & Expanding Vegetable & Small Fruit Producers All Sessions (6), Thursday Evenings 7:00 - 9:00 pmJanuary 27, February 3, 17, 24 & March 10, 17 •Are you thinking about starting your own farm?• Are you a beginning farmer and wonder what’s […]
Join farmer and Carrot Project business advisor and lead trainer Cian Dalzell for one of two, four-session online training series. This training is designed to provide you skills and support for both short and long term improvement in business operations and financial security. Sessions can be mixed and matched to fit your schedule. Session 2: Evaluating […]
Presenter: Bonnie Collins This is Part 5 of a 6 Part series. Click here for information about this workshop series. It’s not too late to register! The reporting for business should depict true and accurate financial information. Hence the goal of these reports is to provide a precise and detailed account of your business activity, upon […]
The Southern New England Farmers of Color Collaborative (SNEFCC) is now offering their first course on land access for BIPOC farmers in CT, MA and RI. In this course, students will learn about the history of the land and the original people in Southern New England, how we can steward the land in ways that […]
This is the first of CISA's three-workshop series on "Farm financial management: taking it to the next level." Click here for information about this workshop series. It’s not too late to register! This session will help you optimize your chart of accounts setup, tease apart which parts of your farm are and aren’t making money, and […]
Soil Management in Response to Climate Change with Jim Schultz; owner of Red Shirt Farm, Lanesboro, MA Thursday, February 10, 2022 5:00 – 7:00 pm $10 members/$15 non-members Droughts, floods, high winds, increasing temperatures, intensified storms, shifting seasons and more diseases and pests. As farmers we have always had to contend with the vagaries of […]
Join farmer and Carrot Project business advisor and lead trainer Cian Dalzell for one of two, four-session online training series. This training is designed to provide you skills and support for both short and long term improvement in business operations and financial security. Sessions can be mixed and matched to fit your schedule. Session 3: Adjusting […]
Presenter: Ellen Polishuk This is Part 6 of a 6 Part series. Click here for information about this workshop series. It’s not too late to register! You've probably pledged each New Year to improve your farm records. But when the season gets hot and heavy, it all falls apart. Let's talk about ways you can […]
Farm Succession School Three Tuesdays - February 15, March 8, and March 29, 2022 - Greenfield, MA MDAR is hosting Land For Good’s Farm Succession School for Massachusetts farmers this winter! This is an opportunity for senior generation farmers to talk with peers, learn from advisors, and get support on the challenging process of farm […]
Making Local Food More Accessible: Welcoming SNAP & WIC/Senior Coupons, and All Who Use Them Part 1: How to accept SNAP and WIC/Senior Coupons Learn what it takes to accept SNAP and WIC & Senior coupons at your farm and how being a part of these programs enables you to feed your neighbors and boost […]
The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) is launching a new initiative to connect dairy farmers with small-scale dairy processors. Ever think about starting your own brand of cheese, yogurt or butter? Do you need help finding a co-packer to make the product for you and don't know where to start? Or, are you seeking […]
You are invited to attend a Listening Session to provide input for the development of the MA Farmland Action Plan. The purpose of the MA Farmland Action plan is to develop state level goals and recommendations for increasing farmland protection, farmland access, food security, and the long-term economic and environmental viability of farms across all […]
This is the second of CISA's three-workshop series on "Farm financial management: taking it to the next level." Click here for information about this workshop series. It’s not too late to register! Just because you have $40K in net profit doesn’t mean you have $40K in the bank. These two ideas get confused very often, […]
Business Planning Virtual Workshop Series --Financial, Marketing & Risk Management Planning Geared to New, Beginning & Expanding Vegetable & Small Fruit Producers All Sessions (6), Thursday Evenings 7:00 - 9:00 pmJanuary 27, February 3, 17, 24 & March 10, 17 Are you thinking about starting your own farm? Are you a beginning farmer and wonder […]
Summer farmers’ market manager meetup Thursday, February 24, 2-3:15 Free, remote Open to all managers of summer farmers’ markets in Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin counties! This is an opportunity for farmers’ market managers to connect with one another and learn the challenges and opportunities their fellow markets are facing. This will be an informal session […]
This is the third of CISA's three-workshop series on "Farm financial management: taking it to the next level." Click here for information about this workshop series. It’s not too late to register! Learn why budgets are an incredibly powerful — though underutilized — tool for farm business management. This session will equip you with a […]
Business Planning Virtual Workshop SeriesFinancial, Marketing & Risk Management Planning Geared to New, Beginning & Expanding Vegetable & Small Fruit Producers All Sessions (6), Thursday Evenings 7:00 - 9:00 pmJanuary 27, February 3, 17, 24 & March 10, 17 •Are you thinking about starting your own farm?• Are you a beginning farmer and wonder what’s […]
Sunday, February 27th is SEMAP’s 15th Annual Agriculture & Food Conference! Farmers, foodies, and agricultural advocates alike are all welcome. Join us for 12 engaging workshops and panels with more than 20 speakers – farmer and academic experts from our region! We are also excited to welcome our keynote speaker, Ray Archuleta. Ray is a […]
Join farmer and Carrot Project business advisor and lead trainer Cian Dalzell for one of two, four-session online training series. This training is designed to provide you skills and support for both short and long term improvement in business operations and financial security. Sessions can be mixed and matched to fit your schedule. Session 4: Roadblocks […]
Making Local Food More Accessible: Welcoming SNAP & WIC/Senior Coupons, and All Who Use Them Part 2: Best Practices - SNAP and welcoming low-income customers at your farm Your farm accepts SNAP (or you’re working on setting up SNAP), but how to make the most of this tool and have it be a success? Join […]