Grow Your Farm Business Course

What: Grow Your Farm Business Course Series

When: Wednesdays  6 – 9pm, January 16 – March 20, 2019

Where: Just Be Cause Center, Ithaca NY

Course Fee: Sliding Scale

Enroll in single courses, or the 10-week series.

Register: https://groundswellcenter.org/farmbusiness

Enroll now in Groundswell Center for Local Food & Farming’s Grow Your Farm Business Course, which includes presentations, activities and farmer panels aimed at teaching students the core pieces of planning a farm business.  Session topics include goal setting, assessing financial feasibility, justice in your business plan, marketing, and more in order to create a business plan! Also hear about resource opportunities from local and Federal farm support agencies.

The Grow Your Farm Business Course is designed as a 10-week intensive, however, sessions are also available for individual enrollment.

Students enrolled in the 10-week intensive gain access to individual business guidance and consultation from course instructors, develop a strong farmer to farmer network, have the opportunity to present the business plan developed in this course to instructors and peers and may be eligible to enroll in a 3:1 matched savings program offered in partnership with Alternatives Federal Credit Union.

Grow Your Farm Business is taught by a team of business instructors, farmers and social justice leaders. Check online to learn more about this year’s instructors and course schedule.

Register by January 2nd at https://groundswellcenter.org/farmbusiness or by calling 607-319-5095.

Thank you to the generous sponsors of this Course! Farm Credit East and Alternatives Federal Credit Union

Groundswell Center for Local Food & Farming is training the next generation of sustainable farmers in the Finger Lakes. We support individuals to develop agricultural skills and grow profitable, equitable and ecologically sound farm businesses. We work to dismantle racism in the food system by integrating topics of equity and justice in all of our programming and prioritizing support for underrepresented producers including people of color, refugees, women and individuals with limited resources.