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Course: Tilling the Soil of Opportunity – Time and Location TBD
November 1, 2016 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
More than 350 farms have completed this course for existing Massachusetts agricultural businesses that will benefit from an organized look at their current operation in order to plan for growth and change. You must have at least two years of documented farm production and income as a for-profit or non-profit farming enterprise to take this course.
The course instructor guides participants through creation of a full business plan to improve decision making on the farm. MDAR has enhanced the 30 hours of group meetings with individualized technical assistance and confidential one-on-one financial planning. The instructor visits each participant’s farm during the course.
Next Tilling the Soil course to be tentatively scheduled for Fall 2016 or early winter 2017, location TBD based on interest.
Complete and send in an application form as soon as possible: www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/agr/land-use/agricultural-business-training-program-abtp.html