New Entry Farmer to Farmer Conference, Massachusetts

Posted on November 19, 2010 by in Beginning Farmers, Business, Education, Events, Farmer, Farming Practices, Farming Resources, Financing, First Generation Farmers, Food Systems, Livestock, Sustainability // 0 Comments

The New Entry Farmer-to-Farmer Conference is geared towards small-scale farmers who are interested in learning from their peers.

Farmer panels will cover the following topics:

soil fertility; farm business and financial planning; strategies for ensuring the health of livestock; building sustainable communities around food

A facilitated World Café discussion will give farmers a chance to choose discussion topics of interest on site and share best practices with peer-to-peer discussion. Enjoy a networking lunch and a farmer-to-farmer networking reception.

Where? Sturbridge Host Hotel, Sturbridge, MA; When? Thursday, December 9th, 2010 8:30 – 6:30 PM

Why? We surveyed small-scale beginning farmers to find out what they are looking for now in a conference. Overwhelmingly, beginning farmers are looking to obtain an insider’s view from peers regarding how to make their businesses successful.

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