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FREE Webinar for tonight on finances and food safety for farmers- Tonight at 6-8:30 Sorry I JUST received this. Vicki Morrone Organic farming specialist Center For Regional Food Systems at MSU 480 Wilson Rd Rm 303 East Lansing, MI 48824 517-353-3542/517-282-3557 (cell) Www.MichiganOrganic.Msu.edu From: Chad Gerencer <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Reply-To: Chad Gerencer <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Date: Monday, September 22, 2014 at 6:28 PM To: "[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>" <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Subject: Last Chance to RSVP for Financial Planning and Food Safety Workshops Opportunities for Specialty Crop Farmers! Please share with your networks! Here are the details on the first workshop: Boot Camp for Farmers – Financial and Food Safety Success Monday, September 22, 2014 Workshop will be held via webinar: https://connect.msu.edu/upfe/ 6:00 - 8:30 pm Webinar is Free, please RSVP below Note: If you have not been on an adobe connect webinar before, please use this link to test your internet connection ahead of time: http://connect.msu.edu/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm The U.P. Food Exchange, in partnership with Morse Marketing Connections, would like to invite you to a free webinar to learn about potential ways to grow your business and connect to new markets in the Upper Peninsula. Financial and food safety experts will share successful ways specialty crop farmers are opening doors to new markets through improved financial readiness and food safety practices. Ann Herrington of Greenstone Farm Credit will be presenting on financial literacy and business planning for profitability. In addition, the U.P. Food Exchange will provide an update on how to reach new markets and the resources they are providing regarding food safety including the Group GAP pilot. Please RSVP by calling 906-635-6368<tel:906-635-6368> or by contacting [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. The second workshop will be hosted by Kinexus, in partnership with Morse Marketing Connections. Please read below for details: Boot Camp for Farmers - Financial and Food Safety Success Tuesday, September 23, 2014 Kinexus Office 499 W. Main Street Benton Harbor, MI 1:00 - 4:00 PM Workshop is Free, please RSVP below Jacob McManus of Greenstone Farm Credit will be presenting on financial literacy and business planning for profitability, including the one-page business plan. In addition, MDARD's Tim Slawinski will be presenting on Food Safety and GAP certification. The workshop will take place from 1:00 - 4:00 PM. Please byusing the following link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/87LCKTP, or contact Chad Gerencer at 231-740-4056<tel:231-740-4056> or [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. Note: Participants coming from more than 30 miles may request travel reimbursement. These workshops are being offered through support from Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. Best regards, Chad ************* To subscribe to the listserv for the Michigan Food Hub Learning and Innovation Network, email [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> with "SUB MIFoodHub" and your name (e.g, SUB MIFoodHub Joe Smith) in the body (not subject) of the email. You may leave the list at any time by sending an email with "SIGNOFF MIFoodHub" in the body (not subject) of the email to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. If you would like to access previous postings to the Mich-Organic listserv you can copy and paste the following URL into your browser address bar http://list.msu.edu/archives/mich-organic.html