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SUMMARY:Farm Business Planning Course (Online)
DESCRIPTION:This 8-week course is filled with information\, activities\, and presentations from excellent guest speakers that will help you write your farm business plan. The Farm Business Planning course is designed to help you create a written plan to start or expand your farm business. Also\, the course is recognized by the Farm Service Agency (FSA) as fulfilling one of their financial management training requirements. \nIn this course\, you will learn how to:\n\nCreate a mission and vision for your business\nDevelop a budget and a plan to fund your business\nCreate a marketing plan for your business\nSet goals and create a timeline for your farm business to grow\nWeave those elements together into a cohesive business plan\n\nCourse Details:\nThe courses meet online on Tuesdays from 6pm to 8:30pm Eastern Standard Time for 8 consecutive weeks. Each evening session is filled with information and activities that will help you write your farm business plan. The Farm Business Planning course is designed to help you create a written plan to start or expand your farm business. Graduates of the course can apply to join our Incubator Farm Program. \n​\nDates of Winter 2025 Course: Tuesdays\, January 14th to March 4th \n​Time: 6-8:30pm \n​Location: Online \nCost: $450\,  need-based scholarships and scholarships for veterans are available \nInstructors: Ben Zoba\, Julien Barrere\, and Leah Jurman (with the participation of excellent guest speakers) \nHow to Register:\nStep 1: Fill out the Registration Form here.   \nStep 2: Pay for the course by following the prompt in the email you receive after registering. \nYou will be enrolled once you pay for the course. As the start date of the course approaches\, you will receive an email with details about the class. \nScholarships: We are able to offer a limited number of scholarships to those in financial need. Once we have all required information from you via the above registration form\, we will get in touch with you regarding your scholarship acceptance and the discount that we can provide. You will then be asked to pay for the class using a discount code that we will provide for you. \nTwo business partner option: If you would like to bring a business partner to the class\, the second person will only have to pay 50% of the registration fee. Please fill out one “Registration Form” for each partner. When purchasing tickets in Tufts E-Commerce System\, you will purchase two tickets\, one for the full registration amount and one for the discounted amount\, labeled “Farm Business Planning Class-Business Partner Ticket”. In addition to the 50% discount\, one business partner may still apply for a scholarship. \nFor any questions about the course\, contact Ben Zoba at benjamin.zoba@tufts.edu.   \n\n\n	Related
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SUMMARY:Online Crop Production Course Begins July 16
DESCRIPTION:DATE: Tuesday\, July 16\, 2024 to Tuesday\, September 10\, 2024\nTIME:  5:30pm – 7:00pm\nLOCATION: Online  Link to be given to registrants upon enrollment\nCOST: $450 – Half-off scholarship available \nThis 9-week online course covers essential topics related to sustainable crop production\, enabling participants to grow food while caring for the soil at the farm or in the garden. \nIn this course you will learn how to:\nGrow a diversity of fruits and vegetables for your home and/or business\nCare for your soil\nCreate a crop plan\nManage a greenhouse\nBuy and maintain farm equipment and machinery\nSet up irrigation systems\nManage soil nutrients\nManage weeds and use cover crops\nIdentify pests and implement pest management strategies\nLearn how to prepare crops for market and comply with food safety regulations\nConnect with agencies that provide services for new farmers \n2024 Course Details:\nParticipants and instructors meet online every Tuesday evening from 5:30pm to 7:00pm EST for 9 weeks\, starting July 16th. In addition to meeting together online once a week\, participants will be given access to a healthy amount of additional educational material in a variety of media to be enjoyed at one’s leisure. All class sessions will be recorded and made available to participants. \nAlso\, students will have access to one-on-one technical assistance from New Entry staff. \nLearn more and register here. \n\n\n	Related
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