Farm Business Planning Course
Next Round of the Farm Business Planning Course Underway! - Starting October 24th, 2009
Our course is full and underway for this season. We are developing additional training opportunities and will keep you posted as they hatch!
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Information package includes:Course dates, outline and fee structure
The FGF Business planning courseconsists of 8 full day sessions and 2 additional workshops. The course is designed for farm: start-up, re-strategizing or launching of a new enterprise. This course is intended for farmers new and seasoned who have a clear vision and commitment to starting or changing your farm business. Through the step-by-step development of a comprehensive farm plan, we focus on using and adapting planning tools for your farm business to be used as your farm into the future. To ensure your plan benefits from the experience of many generations of farming we incorporate one-on-one mentorship and bring expert farmers into the class at every opportunity.
The Farmers Growing Farmers program, course and sponsorship are made possible with the generous support of Heifer International and donations to Everdale. Participants of the farm business planning course who meet the income criteria, are eligible for Heifer Sponsorship. This includes: reduced course tuition and upon completion of a farm plan, ‘the Gift’ of one-on-one mentorship and up to $4,000 to start your farm business. For more information read the following files located on our website under “Funding Options”: ‘Placement Gift Pass-On Contract.doc’ (from 2009) and ‘Using the gift.doc’.
What past participants have said about the course
Course Time Commitments
Classes are full day Saturdays. Please ensure you have at least three hours each week for homework and research. Sessions to be held at Everdale are just over an hour drive north west of the city (without traffic). Car pooling will be arranged if needed. Please let us know if transportation is an issue. See www.everdale.org for directions.
Program and Course Philosophy
The FGF program is designed as a social and information network that fosters partnership and equality. Participants, mentors, and facilitators contribute their own knowledge and experience to form a community of learners. As a partner of Heifer International, who has sponsored this program, FGF embraces their philosophy of “passing on the gift”. FGF asks that participants be open to sharing their experience as new farmers through future FGF activities (class presentations, mentoring, farm tours). As participants move on and establish a farm business, their experience will become invaluable to peer farmers as well as those who are at an earlier stage of planning.
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