Farm Focus Newsletter
May/June 2012 |
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INNOVATE:
Events to Help Your Business Innovate |
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"Farm Finances: Organizing &
Understanding Your Numbers" Webinar
National Center for Appropriate Technology &
USDA Risk Management Agency
Available Anytime
Online Webinar
Beginning farmers and anyone else considering farming in the Northeast have a new tool for one of agriculture's most daunting tasks--crunching the numbers. As with any small business, starting a farm requires basic accounting and business-management skills. This webinar helps beginning farmers become familiar with necessary basic accounting techniques and gives them tips on organizing and understanding their numbers. View online now.
Topics include:
- Clarifying your goals and attaining them.
- Determining which resources are necessary for farming. Do you have them?
- Organizing your data.
- What can your numbers teach you?
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CONNECT:
Events to Help You Connect With Farmers & Other Experts |
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Rotational Grazing: Invasive Species Workshop
Cheshire County Conservation District &
Natural Resource Conservation Service
Wednesday, May 23, 10 a.m. - Noon
Walpole Valley Farm, Walpole
Whether you have cattle, horses, sheep, chickens or pigs join us to learn how to identify & eliminate invasive pasture species. Join Heidi Konesko, NRCS Soil Conservationist and NH Grazing Specialist, for an informative pasture walk on seeding choices, the importance of soil fertility and the challenges of controlling the unwanted. This is a perfect opportunity to bring questions to the hillside for both our local expert and your peers and also to learn about NRCS programs available to help you meet your goals. To register and for more information: 603-756-2988 ext.115, email sharlene@cheshireconservation.org or visit www.cheshireconservation.org.
Farming for Life Webinar
UVM Extension New Farmer Project
Tuesday, May 29, 7 - 8 p.m.
Online Webinar
Taking care of your body can ensure a future of doing what you love-farming, gardening, or simply living. In this webinar, Ann Adams & Liz Brensinger, from Green Heron tools, share secrets from the field of body mechanics -- how to minimize injuries & pain by how you move, lift & shovel-as well as explore the ergonomics of tools and how to choose the right ones for you, answer your questions, & offer exercises to help you stay healthy, longer. Ann Adams & Liz Brensinger were organic market growers for 15+ years and have been avid gardeners even longer. With backgrounds in nursing & public health, they co-own Green Heron Tools, the first company in the world dedicated to scientifically designing agricultural tools for women. Register: www.uvm.edu/newfarmer.
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News & Resources to Inform & Inspire
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Homegrown.org
Crowdfunding Agriculture Projects
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