Beginning Farmers
Beginning Farmers - Practical Tools for Successful Family Farming
Cornell University Cooperative Extension of Broome County Presents:
Exploring the Small Farm Dream: Is Starting an Agricultural Business Right for You?
Oct 2, 10, 16 & 30th
Tuesdays: 5:30-7:30pm, Wednesday: 6-8pm
840 Upper Front St, Binghamton, NY 13905
Exploring the Small Farm Dream is a four part course series that allows aspiring farmers to investigate the process of building a new small scale agricultural business. During this four part series participants will begin to think through small scale farming as a business (rather than a hobby), learn what it takes to start and manage a farm business and decide whether that is something they want to pursue. Through in-classroom education, peer support and self-study participants will finish the series being to answer whether farming is for them, and move onto working through a business plan.
The cost to attend this workshop is $75/farm or family and includes two registrations. Special preference will be given to NYS veterans and scholarships may be available to offset travel costs. This includes a workbook to walk through the four-part decision making phase, as well as refreshments provided at each meeting. Pre-registration is required. To register for the workshop, visit https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/2018smallfarmdreamexplorers_203.
Cornell Cooperative Extension puts knowledge to work in pursuit of economic vitality, ecological sustainability and social well-being. We bring local experience and research based solutions together, helping New York State families and communities thrive in our rapidly changing world.
With a presence in every county and New York City, CCE puts research into practice by providing high-value educational programs and university-based resources that help solve real-life problems.
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Find more resources for exploring the small farm dream at https://www.beginningfarmers.org/planning-a-new-farm/
Find more farm business planning resources from beginningfarmers.org at https://www.beginningfarmers.org/farm-business-planning/
Find additional farming resources at https://www.beginningfarmers.org/additional-farming-resources/
