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Contact: Liz Coakley Groundswell Center for Local Food & Farming Incubator Farm Program Manager 607-319-5095 [email protected] Grow Your Farm Business Course Series What: Grow Your Farm Business Course Series When: Wednesdays 6 – 9pm, January 16 – March 20, 2019 Where: Just Be Cause Center, Ithaca NY Course Fee: Sliding Scale Register: https://groundswellcenter.org/farmbusiness <https://groundswellcenter.org/farm-business-planning-course/> Ithaca, NY – Enroll in Groundswell Center for Local Food & Farming's Grow Your Farm Business Course, which includes presentations, activities and farmer panels aimed at teaching students the core pieces of planning a farm business. Session topics include goal setting, assessing financial feasibility, marketing, and more in order to create a business plan! Also hear about resource opportunities from local and Federal farm support agencies. This course is designed as a 10-week intensive, however, sessions are also available for individual enrollment. Students enrolled in the 10-week intensive gain access to individual business guidance and consultation from course instructors, develop a strong farmer to farmer network and have the opportunity to present the business plan developed in this course to instructors and peers. This Course is taught by a team of business instructors, farmers and social justice leaders. Check online to learn more about this year’s instructors and course schedule. Register by January 2nd at https://groundswellcenter.org/farmbusiness <https://groundswellcenter.org/farm-business-planning-course/> or by calling 607-319-5095. Groundswell Center for Local Food & Farming is a project of Center for Transformative Action that works to train the next generation of farmers and create a sustainable and just Finger Lakes food system. ### Elizabeth --------------- Coming up at Groundswell Center: *Farming for Justice Discussion <https://groundswellcenter.org/farming-for-justice-action-and-discussion-group/>: <https://groundswellcenter.org/farming-for-justice-action-and-discussion-group/> Cultural Appropriation in Food & Farming **Wed, Nov 7 & Dec12 9AM-10:30AM *(join in-person or via Zoom) Grow Your Farm Business Course/s: <https://groundswellcenter.org/farm-business-planning-course/> *Wed's Jan 16 - March 20, 6 - 9PM *(enroll in 1 or all of them!) *SAVE THE DATE! March 7th, Farming While Black <http://www.soulfirefarm.org/media/farming-while-black/> talk & book signing w/ Leah Penniman* *LIKE US ON FACEBOOK <https://www.facebook.com/groundswellcenter/?fref=ts> • subscribe to our newsletter <http://groundswellcenter.org/email-list/>*
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