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This a farmer-led program to help guide those with a strong commitment to creating a sustainable farm business achieve their goals. Designed for farmers with at least one year of production experience, this series of intensive workshops will help you to develop a whole farm plan through realistic goal setting, reflection, and assessment of your resources, skills, and markets \u2013 and gives you the business planning tools necessary to successfully implement your plan. The course was originally developed to support participants in the MOFGA Journeyperson Program<\/a> but enrollment is open to any farm looking to apply whole farm planning and financial management tools to their operation.<\/p>\n

Application Information<\/strong><\/a><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

2017-2018 Course Schedule (PDF)<\/strong><\/u><\/a><\/p>\n

The 2017-2018 Farm Beginnings course will consist of 7 six-hour sessions, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., on Sundays from mid-October through early March, a number of shorter workshops at the January Agricultural Trades Show in Augusta, and a workshop with Julia Shanks, author of \u201cThe Farmers\u2019 Office\u201d in February. Each of the six-hour sessions is farmer-led and professionally facilitated with course material covered through a combination of classroom presentations, group discussions, guest speakers and panels, as well as guided readings and exercises.<\/p>\n

This year the course will be offered in two locations: at MOFGA<\/a> in Unity, and in Portland. Up to three of the sessions will take place jointly in Unity. See the 2017-2018 schedule of dates and session topics (PDF)<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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