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FARMER FIELD SCHOOL
Intensive Workshops for Farmers
- Learn from Successful Farmers -
- Visit Successful Farms -
- Improve Your Business -
Trying to navigate changing the size of your farm?
NOVEMBER WORKSHOP
Scaling Up (or Down):
Finding and Getting to the Right Scale for Your Farm
Sunday November 6th, 9am-5pm
$150 for 1 person ($40 additional for a 2nd person from the same farm)
<https://www.bing.com/mapspreview?&ty=18&q=3291%20College%20Rd,%20Holt,%20MI%2048842&mb=42.681153~-84.491066~42.673428~-84.477056&ppois=42.677290570711_-84.4840611630176_3291%20College%20Rd,%20Holt,%20MI%2048842_~&cp=42.677291~-84.484061&v=2&sV=1&qpvt=3291+College+Rd.Holt,+MI+48842&FORM=MIRE>Sunseed Farm <http://www.farmsunseed.com/> 5000 Boyden Dr., <https://www.bing.com/mapspreview?&ty=18&q=3291%20College%20Rd,%20Holt,%20MI%2048842&mb=42.681153~-84.491066~42.673428~-84.477056&ppois=42.677290570711_-84.4840611630176_3291%20College%20Rd,%20Holt,%20MI%2048842_~&cp=42.677291~-84.484061&v=2&sV=1&qpvt=3291+College+Rd.Holt,+MI+48842&FORM=MIRE>
Ann Arbor, MI 48105 <https://www.bing.com/mapspreview?&ty=18&q=3291%20College%20Rd,%20Holt,%20MI%2048842&mb=42.681153~-84.491066~42.673428~-84.477056&ppois=42.677290570711_-84.4840611630176_3291%20College%20Rd,%20Holt,%20MI%2048842_~&cp=42.677291~-84.484061&v=2&sV=1&qpvt=3291+College+Rd.Holt,+MI+48842&FORM=MIRE>
Workshop Presenters:
Tomm Becker - Sunseed Farm <http://www.farmsunseed.com/>,
Nic Theisen - Loma Farm <http://lomafarm.com/>
Nic Welty - 9 Bean Rows Farm <http://9beanrows.com/farm/>
If you are looking for ...
The best scale for your farm business to maximize success...
The right ratio of overhead and costs relative to sales and income...
Return on Investment (ROI) for your capital and equipment investments...
Rules of thumb for infrastructure, equipment, management time, and labor at small-medium-large farm scales...
Help strategizing about how to grow or right-size your operation...
...this workshop is for YOU!
More Workshop Details <http://www.msuorganicfarm.org/farmer-field-school.html>
Registration Limited Sign up Now <http://www.msuorganicfarm.org/ffs-registration.html>
<http://eepurl.com/bz40TX>For Workshop Questions & Help:
Megan DeLeeuw – Farmer Field School Program Manager [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> 734-718-5506 <>
Tom Cary - Farmer Field School Program Manager [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> 616-916-9823 <tel:616-916-9823>
Website: www.msuorganicfarm.org/farmer-field-school.html <http://www.msuorganicfarm.org/farmer-field-school.html>
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DECEMBER WORKSHOPS
Saturday, December 3rd, 9am - 5pm
Strategic Business Planning & Management: Markets, Finances, Production, HR and more
Saturday, December 10th, 9am - 5pm
Advanced Strategic Business Planning & Management: Finances Deep Dive, Strategic Investment, Capital Access, and Growth
December - (Date TBD)
Farm Labor: Getting, Managing, and Keeping Good Labor for Your Farm
Workshop descriptions <http://www.msuorganicfarm.org/farmer-field-school.html>
This material is based upon work that is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under award number 2015-70017-22856.
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