Register Today to Reserve Your Spot! Groundswell Center Farm Business Planning Course January-March

[Kate Cardona]

*Coming up at Groundswell Center: Please Share Widely!*

*Groundswell Center Farm Business Planning Course
<http://groundswellcenter.org/farmertraining/businessplanning/>*

9 week course, Tuesdays 6:00-9:00pm
Jan 9 – March 6, 2018
Just Be Cause Center, Ithaca, NY 14850
Fee: $90 – $350 Sliding Scale
*Groundswell Center for Local Food and Farming will once again be
conducting a Farm Business Planning Course beginning in January 2018. This
9-session course is specifically for people in the early stages of
developing an agricultural business. Whether you are just launching
your business or have been operating a few years and want to become more
strategic in how you move forward, this course will help you expand and
increase viability and social impacts. The course is taught by a team of
farmer educators, social justice activists,
and farm business instructors. Students consistently report that the
greatest part of the course is the opportunity to work with farmers and
course instructors to outline goals, develop strategies for achieving these
goals and get feedback on business plans.*

*This course covers:*

- *The local farm and food sector including unmet needs, opportunities
and niche markets.*
- *Equity issues and justice in the food system including examples of
realistic ways to approach these within the scope of your business model.*
- *Experience from farm and food entrepreneurs about business startup
and lessons learned.*
- *Tools for business assessment, strategic planning, understanding
liabilities and legalities.*
- *Setting business goals and taking stock of resources and progress to
date.*
- *Accounting and financial planning concepts and tools*
- *Develop a marketing plan and marketing channels.*

*FOR MORE INFORMATION & TO REGISTER
<http://groundswellcenter.org/farmertraining/businessplanning/>*


*ALSO COMING UP AT GROUNDSWELL CENTER:*

*Farming for Justice: <http://groundswellcenter.org/farming-for-justice/>*
*A Discussion/Action Group for Food Producers
<http://groundswellcenter.org/farming-for-justice/>*
*Wednesday, January 17th, 9:00AM-10:30AM*
*Groundswell Center, 225 South Fulton Street, Ithaca NY*
*Free! Please RSVP Here
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScocvaWDWmD7hU6PnOBLVlU3YmTJnJJ9XgGxp2HUx68KRreXw/viewform?usp=sf_link>*

*Readying Our Farms and Foodshed for Climate Change
<http://groundswellcenter.org/event/agriculture-and-climate-change/>*
*Saturday, February 3rd, 9:00AM - 2:00PM*
*Just BeCause Center, 1013 West State Street, Ithaca NY*
*Facilitated by Mike Biltonen (Know Your Roots) and Jay Smith (Ithaca
EcoVillage)*
*Cost: sliding scale $25 - $50, no one turned away for lack of funds*
*REGISTER HERE
<http://groundswellcenter.org/event/agriculture-and-climate-change/>*
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*Kate Cardona*
*Equity, Outreach and Course Coordinator *
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Coming up
*Farm Business Planning Course:
<http://groundswellcenter.org/farmertraining/businessplanning/> 9 Weeks Jan
9 - Mar 6 2018 (Tuesdays 6-9PM)*
*Farming for Justice - January
<http://groundswellcenter.org/farming-for-justice/> Discussion:
<http://groundswellcenter.org/farming-for-justice/> *Jan 17, 9AM-10:30PM
*Readying our Farms and Foodshed for Climate Change:
<http://groundswellcenter.org/event/agriculture-and-climate-change/> Feb 3,
10AM-3PM*


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