Whole Farm Planning for Beginning Women Farmers 2014-2015

Date: 
Sunday, November 16, 2014 - 9:00am to Sunday, May 3, 2015 - 4:30pm
Location: 
TBD

CISA (Community Involved In Sustaining Agriculture) is Accepting applications for the 2014/15 Whole Farm Planning for Beginning Women Farmers Series

Holistic Management International's Whole Farm Planning program is an opportunity for women who have been farming for under ten years to gain skills and build a network of other women farmers. The course touches on a variety of topics, including business planning basics, marketing, goal-setting and financial planning, time management, reading the landscape, land and infrastructure planning, leadership and communication skills. This is a 10-workshop series beginning in November 2014 with seven one-day sessions held in winter and three on-farm field sessions in spring. Dates, times and locations for the workshops are to be decided, however they are generally held on Sunday from 9am-4:30pm. Participants must attend all 10 sessions and the class size is limited to 20 Massachusetts residents and this is the final year of the grant so don’t wait any longer to sign up. There is a sliding scale fee for this series of $50-$500, and scholarships are available. Find out more about the program and download an application on our website, or contact Devon Whitney-Deal for more information.