Jan 17th is the opening session for a series of workshops. Your registration is for the entire 10-week series. Office hours will be held every other week on Tuesday nights from 6:30 – 8 p.m.

Are you looking to start a farm? Do you have plans to begin selling a food product? Are you a couple years into operating your farm or food business and could benefit from refining your business plan? Join a small cohort of beginning farmers to learn from topic experts and get paired with a farm mentor.

The Whole Farm Planning & Mentoring program is a 10-week series that leads 14 beginning farmers through the process of planning their business. Through webinar recordings, office hours, and one-on-one meetings with mentors, participants will learn the key components of starting a business with the goal of creating a new or refined business plan.

Pre-recorded webinars and resources will be sent out every two weeks, for participants to watch on their own time. Live office hours will be held every other Tuesday night with all mentees and mentors joining together to discuss the topics of the week. Mentees will be expected to meet with their mentor one-on-one for one hour every two weeks. See the full schedule for more details.

We are seeking beginning farmers who are committed to developing a farm or food business in any sector. This series is best suited for someone who has already begun producing or selling a product.

Due to grant terminations, Rural Action does not have full grant funding for this project like we have in the past. Registration for this series covers the cost of running the program. We will need to reach 14 participants in order to fund the series. If we do not fill all spots, the series will be canceled.

Farm partners/couples need only ONE registration.