Business Planning

1.22.24 // 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Climate Record Keeping Workshop Series. Workshop 3: USDA Safety Net Resources.

Empowering farmers with USDA safety net resources: knowledge - support - success. Various Presenters.

12.11.23 // 3:00pm to 5:00pm

Climate Record Keeping Workshop Series. Workshop 2: Breakeven Analysis and Scenario Planning.

Come learn how to unlock financial clarity in your farming operation!

8.15.23 // Gail McCarthy, Middleton Magazine

Italian roots flavor career of Middleton chef and farmer

Learn about Gianluca Capaldi, a personal chef and farmer who brings a new level to the farm-to-table movement.

8.14.23 // Heather Quinn

Healthy beginnings: Incubator programs give new farmers a strong start.

Farm incubators are designed to give beginning farmers access to land, training, equipment and other resources. The goal of these programs is to help new farmers overcome the many barriers to starting out in agriculture.

1.9.24 // 6:00pm to 8:30pm

Farm Business Planning Course

The course meets 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.

7.24.23 // 8:00am to 7.28.23 // 5:00pm

Armed to Farm Veteran Training in Massachusetts

  The National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) is teaming up with the New Entry Sustainable Farming Project (NESFP) to bring NCAT’s Armed to Farm training to Massachusetts for the first time. Veterans who want to attend the week-long training can apply online now.

What’s SNAP got to do with it? Expanding your Customer Base with Food Nutrition Programs and Technology Recording

Media:

  • Video

 The What’s SNAP got to do with it? Expanding your Customer Base with Food Nutrition Programs and Technology recording, is part of the Investing in Your Farm: Accessing Grants and Loans for Growing Your Business workshop series, hosted by the New Entry Sustainable Farming Project.

In this webinar, instructors share knowledge/understanding of state/federal grant and loan programs. Topics covered in the workshop include: 

  • Bring SNAP into farmers' bussiness model
  • How to Become SNAP authorized at farm stands and farmers' markets
  • Application process and accountability
  • Information on subsidized SNAP processing equipment and the MA Healthy Incentive Program
  • SNAP-CSA pilot
  • Farmers Market Nutrition Program coupons, certification, redemption and reimbursement

For additional information please reach us out at: nesfp@tufts.edu

Strategies to Capitalize the Farm: Lessons from the Field Fact Sheet

The Strategies to Capitalize the Farm: Lessons from the Field fact sheet, is product of the Investing in Your Farm: Accessing Grants and Loans for Growing Your Business workshop series, hosted by the New Entry Sustainable Farming Project.

In this Fact Sheet (PDF) you can find information about the following topics: 

  • Financing tips 
  • Funding Oportunitties 

For additional information please reach out: nesfp@tufts.edu

Strategies to Capitalize the Farm: Lessons from the Field Workshop Recording

Media:

  • Video

The webinar Strategies to Capitalize the Farm: Lessons from the Field, is part of the Investing in Your Farm: Accessing Grants and Loans for Growing Your Business workshop series, hosted by the New Entry Sustainable Farming Project.

In this webinar, Farmers share knowledge/understanding of state/federal grant and loan programs. Topics covered in the workshop include:

  • Scaling-up journey
  • Land access, funding, infraestructure and logistic challenges
  • Wish list of investments, farm profitability and grants available
  • Specialty crops and MDAR funding opportunities
  • Tips for grant writing
  • Challenges of grants

For additional information please reach us out at: nesfp@tufts.edu

Locating Funds to Mitigate Risk on the Farm: Crop Insurance, SARE, USDA Beginning Farmer Initiative and Other Federal Programs Fact Sheet

The Locating Funds to Mitigate Risk on the Farm: Crop Insurance, SARE, USDA Beginning Farmer Initiative and Other Federal Programs Fact Sheet, is part of the Investing in Your Farm: Accessing Grants and Loans for Growing Your Business workshop series, hosted by the New Entry Sustainable Farming Project.

In this Fact Sheet (PDF) you can find information about the following topics: NorthEast SARE resources, Micro Farm Pilot Program and NRCS conservation assistance. 

For additional information please reach out: nesfp@tufts.edu

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