LEARN ABOUT STARTING A CSA FARM
Thursday, February 18, 6:00-8:00pm
CCE Tioga County, 56 Main St. Owego NY
Community Supported Agriculture is a farm
marketing model that works well for both farmers
and customers. Customers pay up front for a
share in the seasons harvest, then pick up
food as it becomes seasonal. Come to this
workshop to learn how to set up and run your own
CSA farm. Instructors will be Monika Roth, Farm
Marketing specialist from CCE-Tompkins, and Lisa
Bloodnick, a seasoned CSA farmer in Apalachin
(Tioga County). Topics will include:·Nuts and
bolts of organizing all those customers and
shares, Growing crops for the CSA audience,
Marketing your CSAcommunity receptivity, where
to find customers, CSA partnerships between
farms, Various ways to structure a CSA, and Farm
profitability. FREE. For information or to
register, contact Molly Shaw, (607) 687-4020 or [email protected].
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