Grow Your Farm Business Course Series

Posted on November 28, 2018 by Taylor in Business, Farming Resources, Management, Training Programs // 0 Comments

Grow Your Farm Business Course Series in Ithaca, NY Starting January 2019

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 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, marketing, and more in order to create a business plan! Also hear about resource opportunities from local and Federal farm support agencies. This 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 and have the opportunity to present the business plan developed in this course to instructors and peers.

This Course 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 for the Grow Your Farm Business Course Series by January 2nd at https://groundswellcenter.org/farmbusiness or by calling 607-319-5095.

2019 Grow Your Farm Business Course Series Schedule

January 16: Introduction to Farm Business Planning: Why Farm in the Finger Lakes?, Legalities, and Logistics
January 23: Goal Setting & Holistic Management Approach
January 30: Financial I: Accounting Basics and Financial Feasibility
February 6: Financial II: Financial Management, Budgets, and Funding Sources
February 13: Farmer Panel
February 20: Justice in Your Farm Business
February 27: Branding and Writing a Marketing Plan
March 6: Marketing Channels and Marketing on Social Media
March 13: A Storytelling Approach to Building an Enterprise Budget
March 20: Farm Business Student Presentations (This session is only for cohort students taking the 10-week series)

Groundswell Center for Local Food & Farming is a project of Center for Transformative Action that works to train the next generation of farmers and create a sustainable and just Finger Lakes food system.

Learn more about farm business planning, and find additional resources at https://www.beginningfarmers.org/farm-business-planning/

Find a whole bunch more great farming resources by going to https://www.beginningfarmers.org/additional-farming-resources/