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
The New Entry Farmer Resource Fair is a one-stop-shop for beginning and small farmers to meet and register with essential farm service providers. Representatives from FSA, MDAR, NRCS, USDA FNS, UMass Extension and more will be available for one on one registration and Q&A. Join NRCS and New Entry for a conservation planning field walk and soil quality indicators demonstrations.
The New Entry Farmer Resource Fair is a one-stop-shop for beginning and small farmers to meet and register with essential farm service providers. Representatives from FSA, MDAR, NRCS, USDA FNS, UMass Extension and more will be available for one on one registration and Q&A. Join NRCS and New Entry for a conservation planning field walk and soil quality indicators demonstrations.
Preparing a good farmers market stand is difficult and there are a lot of tips and tricks that New American farmers need to learn. This training gives them that, while focusing on the skills that they may not have yet to make them good salespeople. The users guide is a guide to the PowerPoint and to the activities that are used in a two to three-hour classroom session with students. This teaching resource was developed by Cultivating Community in Portland, ME in partnership with the Institute for Social and Economic Development (ISED Solutions). Refugee farmer training programs across the country provided feedback on this lesson, which is now integrated throughout the guide.
Powerpoint presentation introducing facts about marketing in America, presenting marketing expenditures of large businesses. Useful to compare marketing expenditures for small scale agricultural producers and highlight unique aspects of marketing that can be used to beginning farmers advantages. All regions. English Level: Begginer. Farming Level: beginning. Literacy Level: High.
Word document class outline for advanced farmers market class. Goals of class are outlined, does not offer speaking points and is not paired with another presentation. Centers around a guest speaker who tells students about how to run a stand at a farmers market. Class is specific to NASAP, structure could be adapated to other programs. All Regions. English Level: advanced. Farming Level: intermediate. Literacy Level: Advanced. Key Words: farmers market.
Word document customer survey about the Brunswick Winter Farmers market. Can be easily adapted for other farmers markets. English Level: Advancing. Farming Level: n/a. Literacy Level: Advanced. Key Words: survey, farmers market.
Powerpoint presentation for farmers about the basics of selling at a farmers market. Includes how to run a stand, price the products, choose products to sell at market, cost analysis, and presentation. All Regions. English Level: Beginning. Farming Level: Beginning. Literacy Level: Low. Key Words: marketing, farmers market, budgeting.
Powerpoint Presentation/Google Slides for farmers about farmer's markets presentation. Includes many descriptive photographs. Needs additional prompts for trainers, could be adapted to any market. All Regions. English Level: Beginning. Farming Level: Beginning. Literacy Level: Pre. Key words: farmers market, marketing.
Powerpoint presentation for farmers on how to prepare for the market. Includes information about how/when to process vegetables, what supplies are needed at the market and basic information about taking EBT and WIC coupons. All Regions. English Level: Emerging. Farming Level: Beginning. LIteracy Level: Moderate/Semi. Key Words: farmer's market, EBT, WIC, marketing, harvesting.
