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There's just one more week until the Holistic Management Whole Farm Planning class in Charlevoix. Check out Holistic Management Financial Planning and Organic Certification classes as well. Register online at www.artmeetsearth.org. $25 per person or $30 for two from the same farm. Workshops take place at Charlevoix Public Library, 220 West Clinton St., Charlevoix. For more information, contact Larry Dyer at (231) 622-5252 or [log in to unmask] *Holistic Management® Whole Farm Planning* Friday, March 6, 2015, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00pm Charlevoix Public Library 220 West Clinton St Charlevoix, MI 49720 With Holistic Management whole farm planning, farmers can achieve a triple bottom line of financial viability, social responsibility and environmental sustainability while creating their desired quality of life.Holistic Management® Certified Educator, Larry Dyer will introduce workshop participants to the HM decision making framework and leave with a draft holistic goal, the foundation for HM decision making and whole farm planning. $25 per person, or $30 for two from the same farm *Holistic Management® Financial Planning* Friday, April 10, 2015, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00pm Charlevoix Public Library 220 West Clinton St Charlevoix, MI 49720 Holistic Management® (HM) Financial Planning helps farmers manage finances toward a triple bottom line of financial viability, social responsibility and environmental sustainability while creating their desired quality of life.HM financial planning includes procedures for record keeping and planning that integrates all aspects of the farm operation, manages cash flow and controls expenses throughout the year Holistic Management® Certified Educator, Larry Dyer will introduce workshop participants to Holistic Management® Financial Planning and they will take the preliminary steps in creating their financial plan. $25 per person, or $30 for two from the same farm *Organic certification - Creating the Organic Systems Plan* Friday, March 20, 2015, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00pm Charlevoix Public Library 220 West Clinton St Charlevoix, MI 49720 Organic farming is an ecologically balanced, integrated way of farming.It also has a legal definition under the USDA National Organic Program (NOP). Central to certification is the organic systems plan the farmer creates. Many farmers find that creating the record keeping systems required for an organic systems plan helps them be better farm managers.In this interactive workshop instructor Larry Dyer will explain how the USDA NOP works, explain the requirements for transitioning to organic.Participants will leave the workshop with a draft organic systems plan for their farm. $25 per person, or $30 for two from the same farm -- Larry Dyer 231-881-2784 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