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SUMMARY:Website Revamp: Taking your site to the next level (Part 2 of 2)
DESCRIPTION:Location: Remote*\nTuesday October 26 and Wednesday\, November 3\, 6-8:00pm (participants attend both sessions) \nDo you have a website\, but think it’s outdated or could use some major changes to give it that modern\, professional shine? Join Michael Crigler of Bueno Social for this free two-part workshop as he walks us through the graphic design thinking\, pro tips\, and guiding principles behind what makes an excellent website and how you can apply them to your own. Attendees will come away with a better understanding on what makes an effective website in relation to design\, function\, and goals. Michael will share how you can shape your website to better reflect the goals of your business\, and cover what the most up-to-date standards are for web browsers and potential online visitors and customers. This workshop will also help you to craft a plan and have a clearer understanding when speaking to a consultant to improve your website. \nIn the first session\, Michael will cover the guiding principles behind what makes a great website today and how a site’s design can capture your audience and convert them to customers. In the second session\, attendees will apply what they learned and share the improvements they’d like to make to their own site to a cohort of fellow attendees and Michael and give feedback to other members in the cohort as well. The second session will close with Michael sharing answers to specific questions he often gets from clients on how to enhance their sites. \nOpen to all farms\, restaurants\, retailers\, landscapers\, specialty producers\, and other local food businesses. As a reminder\, CISA may have additional funds that could cover work with consultants after this session. \nRegister here! \n\n*Depending on how the COVID-19 situation evolves\, if conditions improve we may offer this as a hybrid session. Participants would have the option to attend in-person at the CISA office\, 1 Sugarloaf Street\, South Deerfield MA. If this becomes an option\, attendees will be notified. 
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/website-revamp-taking-your-site-to-the-next-level-part-2-of-2/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:CISA Events,Farmer Events,CISA Workshops for Businesses
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SUMMARY:CiderDays
DESCRIPTION:For this year’s CiderDays (27th Annual)\, we will be celebrating all things cider\, apples and orchards with the 2021 CiderDays Cider Trail\, featuring local orchards and cideries that you can drive to in the safety of your own car. Some venues on the trail will have special offerings. Check back often for new activities being offered. \nWe will not be hosting any in person workshops or Cider Salon this year but they will be back next year! \nSee you on the trail! \n\nClick here for more information.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/ciderdays/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211106T090000
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SUMMARY:Fiber Festival
DESCRIPTION:PRESENTED BY EASTERN STATES EXPOSITION AND NEW ENGLAND SHEEP & WOOL GROWERS ASSOCIATION\n\nSaturday\, November 6\, 2021 from 9AM – 5PM\nSunday\, November 7\, 2021 from 9AM – 3PM\n\nFiber enthusiasts are coming together at the Mallary Complex on the Eastern States Exposition fairgrounds for the annual Fiber Festival of New England to promote the use of wool and other natural fibers and related products to the general public!\n\nClick here for more information.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/fiber-festival/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211109T150000
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SUMMARY:QuickBooks 4-Week Intensive
DESCRIPTION:QuickBooks 4-Week Intensive\nInstructor: Julia Shanks Food Consulting \nWhen: November 9 thru December 7 | 2:00 – 4:00 pm CST \nVirtual classes begin Tuesday\, November 9 and meet online 2 hours each week \nCost: $15 for Illinois Farm Bureau members and $50 for non-members \nYou have questions about your business – whether its understanding how to be more profitable or knowing whether you can afford a piece of new equipment. Most answers to these questions can be found in your bookkeeping system. Take a deep dive into understanding your farm financials. This 4-week workshop is designed to help both established and beginning farmers plan for profit\, examine YOUR farm enterprises and better understand financial statements. In other words\, get the answers you need to better manage your business!
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/quickbooks-4-week-intensive/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Farmer Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211109T180000
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SUMMARY:Social Media 2.0: Pro tips\, leveraging your audiences\, and preparing for damage control
DESCRIPTION:Location: Remote* \nTuesday\, November 9\, 6-7:45pm \nYou have a decent following on social media\, but how do you improve even more? \nAttend this free CISA workshop and learn how to take your social media to the next level and leverage your audiences. Alfonso Santaniello\, CEO of Springfield digital marketing firm The Creative Strategy Agency\, will walk us through pro tips for your social media postings and guiding principles that can help you determine if what and how you’re posting is “right.” Principles covered will apply to general social media strategys\, but content will focus on Facebook and Instagram in particular. This workshop will also cover damage control: how to be prepared in the event of bad PR\, and the best ways to handle damaging situations on social media. \nOpen to all farms\, restaurants\, retailers\, landscapers\, specialty producers\, and other local food businesses. As a reminder\, CISA may have additional funds that could cover work with consultants after this session. \nRegister here! \n*Depending on how the COVID-19 situation evolves\, if conditions improve we may offer this as a hybrid session. Participants would have the option to attend in-person at the CISA office\, 1 Sugarloaf Street\, South Deerfield MA. If this becomes an option\, attendees will be notified. 
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/social-media-2-0-pro-tips-leveraging-your-audiences-and-preparing-for-damage-control/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:CISA Events,Farmer Events,CISA Workshops for Businesses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211111T180000
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SUMMARY:Legal Considerations for Expanding your Farm Business
DESCRIPTION:Legal Considerations for Expanding your Farm Business\n\n\nDate:\nThursday\, November 11\, 2021 \n\n\nTime:\n6:00pm – 7:30pm \n\n\nLocation:\n\nVirtual Online Session \n\n\n\nCost:\nFree \nhttps://nesfp.org/events/legal-considerations-expanding-your-farm-business \n\n\nRelated Program(s):\n\nFarmer Training\n\n\nRegister HERE \n\n\nStable access to land is key for the growth of any farm business. At the foundation of that resiliency is clear communication\, solid commitments\, and good paperwork. No matter who you are or your background\, you have the ability to build resilience for yourself. In this session\, we’ll explore key tools to build communication\, commitments\, and paperwork that meet your goals. \nJoin Farm Commons and Conservation Law Foundation’s Legal Food Hub to learn more about managing legal risk on the farm. \nPresenters include: \nSarah Vaile joined the Farm Commons team in 2018\, serving as Staff Attorney for Core Resilience. Sarah has been a licensed attorney in Oregon since 2007 and has gained experience practicing law in a diversity of areas including estate planning and administration\, business law\, family law\, land use and criminal defense. Sarah’s real passion\, however\, is food and farming\, and she now shares her legal expertise and experience to help cultivate legal resilience for sustainable farmers nationwide. A graduate of the Pace University School of Law and the University of Indiana\, she lives in southern Oregon with her husband and two sons. \nMary Lovell Egan is the Regional Program Coordinator for the Legal Food Hub. Mary was most recently employed at Harvard Business School as a project coordinator. She has spent most of her public health career at Boston’s Massachusetts General Hospital as a database manager and community health worker. Mary also brings great experience as a crops team member and food entrepreneur. She worked at Drumlin Farm and started her own dried fruit business\, aptly named Cut&Dried. She is ecstatic to be in a position where she can support individuals who are taking on these challenges themselves.  In her free time Mary enjoys trail running\, rock climbing\, backpacking\, cooking\, and baking.
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/legal-considerations-for-expanding-your-farm-business/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Farmer Events
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SUMMARY:Financial Readiness to Acquire Farmland
DESCRIPTION:Date:\nThursday\, November 18\, 2021 \n\n\nTime:\n6:00pm – 7:30pm \n\n\nLocation:\n\nVirtual Online Sessions \n\n\n\nCost:\nFree \n\n\nRelated Program(s):\n\nFarmer Training\n\n\nRegister HERE \n\n\nJoin Land For Good and National Young Farmers’ Coalition for a tour of several online resources designed to help you assess your financial readiness to acquire farmland. \nhttps://nesfp.org/events/financial-readiness-acquire-farmland
URL:https://www.buylocalfood.org/event/financial-readiness-to-acquire-farmland/
LOCATION:MA
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