Exploring the Small Farm Dream

Date: 06-May-2015
Capacity: 16 (12% booked)

Details

This highly rated four-session course will take a small group of participants through the process of setting personal and farming goals, assessing available resources, and developing an action plan to guide next steps. Along the way, participants will take a close look at the realities of working for themselves and managing a successful agriculture venture. This class will feature speakers from successful farm businesses like Breakneck Acres and Breezy Hill Farm, and includes a tour of Trapp Family Farm.

Originally developed by New England Small Farm Institute, Exploring the Small Farm Dream is specially designed for anyone who has wondered what it would be like to start a small farm or other agricultural business. This may include people thinking about changing careers to start a farm, taking over an existing family farm business, farming part-time while continuing other employment, or developing an informal agricultural pastime into a more series business activity. This is not a farm business planning course, but a precursor to farm business planning, with the ultimate goal of helping participants answer the question, “Is starting an agricultural business right for me?” For more information about the course, click here.

Class dates are Wednesdays, May 6, 13, 20, & 27 at 6pm-9pm at Crown Point Ecology Center, 3220 Ira Rd, Bath.

Registration is $100 per person, or $150 for two people from the same farm business.

* Required

Participant Information

Title

First Name *

Last Name *

Home Address *

City *

State *

Zipcode/Postcode *

Country *

Cell Phone Number *

Email Address *

Name of farming enterprise (if any)

Name of additional registrant from same farm, if applicable

Email of additional registrant from same farm, if applicable

Your Farming & Business Background

Current farming stage *

Describe your agricultural experience, if any. *

Describe your business and/or management experience, if any. *

What are your previous occupations? *

Describe your educational background. *

Your Current Land Resources

Do you currently have access to land? *

Describe the general location and acreage of your available land.

Describe your form of land tenure.

Your Current Small Farm Business Idea

Describe your small farm dream, including proposed enterprise(s) (eg., produce, beef, poultry), marketing strategies (eg., farmstand, farmers' market, CSA), and desired location, OR if you are currently farming, describe your current enterprise. *

Please describe what you hope to gain from taking this course. *

How did you hear about the course? Please be specific. *

Is this your first interaction with Countryside Conservancy? *
Yes
I have visited Countryside Farmers' Markets
I have visited Countryside Initiative Farms
I have taken courses through Countryside U
No - other

Payment

Name on Card *

Card Number *

Card Expiry *

Card Type *

CCV Number *

Number of People Attending *

Cost for one participant is $100. Cost for two participants from the same farm business is $150.

Amount * (minimum: 100)

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