Grow Your Farm Business Course: Financial I: Accounting Basics & Financial Feasibility

Just Be Cause 1013 W State St, Ithaca, NY

Instructors: Leslie Ackerman In Leslie’s first of two Finance sessions, she will guide the class to understand finance and accounting concepts and will explain tax basics intelligibly. She will also help students consider the financial feasibility of their individual farms or farm plans. The Grow Your Farm Business Course is offered on a sliding scale…

Grow Your Farm Business Course: Marketing, Branding, Writing a Marketing Plan

Just Be Cause 1013 W State St, Ithaca, NY

Instructor: Matt LeRoux, CCE Tompkins County Learn how a focused strategy and specific efforts can reduce your marketing labor needs and make every step count. Matt will discuss the components of a basic marketing plan and how a plan leads to efficient and innovative marketing. The Grow Your Farm Business Course is offered on a sliding…

Grow Your Farm Business Course: Why Equity Needs To Be The Foundation of Your Farm Business

Just Be Cause 1013 W State St, Ithaca, NY

Instructors: Alexas Esposito, Natalie Hughes Agri-culture is based on the relationship between humans and the land, focusing on the way in which land is cultivated to provide sustenance for a community. Tracing a history from colonialism to modern industrialization, conventional agriculture has evolved into a largely exploitative practice across race, gender, and class. If we broaden…

Grow Your Farm Business Course: Farmer Panel

Just Be Cause 1013 W State St, Ithaca, NY

Join 4 local farmers representing a variety of farm businesses as they discuss their business start-ups, lessons learned, marketing strategies, and more. Farmers TBA depending on student interests. The Grow Your Farm Business Course is offered on a sliding scale fee structure. The sliding scale for the full course is $100 - $350. A second…

Grow Your Farm Business Course: DIY Marketing: Marketing Channels & Social Media

Just Be Cause 1013 W State St, Ithaca, NY

Instructors: Amanda David, Heather Sandford Drawing from their own experiences, Amanda David and Heather Sandford, will talk about their marketing techniques. How does a reluctant social media user create free and easy marketing for their business? How does a small-town pig farmer keep a local shop and farm while growing to wholesale regionally and nationally?…

Grow Your Farm Business Course: Farm Business Student Presentations

Just Be Cause 1013 W State St, Ithaca, NY

Students enrolled in the 9-week course present their business ideas. Each student will give a 15-20 minute presentation on their farm business to the cohort and to a selection of farmers and instructors. Time will be given for feedback. This session is only for cohort students taking the 9-week series

Bringing Your Farm-Based Business Online

Webinar Via Zoom NY

Bringing Your Farm-Based Business Online w/ Petra Page-Mann of Fruition Seeds and Geraldine Lavin of Suntrap Botanical Buy One Get One! This event is a 2 part series.  Part I took place on March 22. *Signing up for this event will grant you access to both Part I and Part II recordings.* Part II: Monday,…

Farm Tour at Fort Baptist Farm

Fort Baptist Farm 915 Coddington Rd, Ithaca, ny

August 12th from 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Farm Tour: Fort Baptist Farm (Co-hosted with NOFA NY) @ Fort Baptist Farm 915 Coddington Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850 Register HERE This event was originally planned for 7/29 but was rescheduled to 8/12. Those who signed up for the 7/29 date must re-register. Fort Baptist Farm is a Black…

Tour at the Jane Minor BOPIC Community Garden Amanda David of Rootworks Herbals

Jane Minor BIPOC Community Garden 40 burns rd, Brooktondale, NY, United States

September 8 from 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Farm Tour: Rootwork Herbals & The Jane Minor BIPOC Community Medicine Garden (Co-hosted with NOFA NY) @ The Jane Minor BIPOC Community Medicine Garden 40 Burns Rd, Brooktondale, NY 14817 Register HERE Rootwork Herbals is the love, work, and play of community herbalist, Amanda David. Rootwork Herbals has…