Presentation from New Farms for New Americans that outlines the basics of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), benefits, and how to start one.
Lessons and Workshops
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Presentation
Your Potential Profit: Enterprise Budgets
Presentation from New Lands Farm that illustrates growing crops for market, with specific examples of expense planning and calculations.
Your Farm is a Business
Presentation from New Lands Farm on planning for your business and making a profit: outlines how to create a business plan with an emphasis on profit, crop specifics, and competition.
Taxes and Important Regulations
Presentation from New Farms for New Americans that outlines taxes, tax returns, taxing products, and rules at the farmers' market.
Farm Expenses
Presentation from New Farms for New Americans that outlines that basics of planning for annual expenses and capital expenses over time.
Business Planning Basics
Presentation that includes best practices for formulating a business plan, including suggestions of what to include, where to seek advice, and importance of a business plan.
Lettuce, Salad Mix, Scallions, Cilantro
Presentation on lettuce, salad mix, scallions, and cilantro: planting methods, variety, challenges, and harvest.
Eggplants, Onions, and Green Beans
Best practices for growing eggplants, onions, and green beans, three popular Vermont grops being grown for wholesale accounts.
Tomato Care
Guide from New Farms for New Americans that outlines basics of growing tomatoes, including: varieties, seeding, spacing, and common problems.
Organic Pest Management Basics
Presentation includes the basic principles of organic pest management as well as illustrates the differences between good and bad bugs.