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Farmers need right-sized technology. Calling all entrepreneurs, students, hackers and any ingenious, farm-loving thinkers to propose tech-based innovations that will help small scale agriculture compete, survive and thrive. Whether you’re an engineer or just a crafty farmer, a startup or a team of grad students, we’re challenging you to share or develop a new innovation that can help smaller-scale farms compete, survive and thrive. From hardware to software, mechanical harvesters to marketing apps, we’re seeking proposals for technologies that will…
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The sense of accomplishment you feel when hitting the final save for your business plan may be short-lived if you see that as the end of the project – instead of the beginning. To reap the benefits of personal time, effort, and energy (or in some cases, the consultant’s fee) invested in a farm business plan, it’s important to put the goals and actions envisioned into use. This 30-minute presentation provides three strategies that, when put in place, will assist…
The once-smooth path to food business ownership in Pennsylvania has become indirect, in that the type of food, the way it is marketed, where the “kitchen” is located, and the amounts of revenue generated all will dictate steps that the entrepreneur needs to take, contacts he/she needs to make, cost of entry, and the feasibility of their plan. This session will address many types of food ventures – including: • Restaurants • Catering • Food trucks • Making packaged food…
Please spread the word about this FREE virtual crop planning workshop hosted by flower growers from Ruth Bennett Community Farm in Chester, PA. In this workshop Natania and Bella will cover: – Identifying the best flower varieties to grow for long stems and maximum vase life; seed sowing schedules; succession planting; field mapping and more. – Hear about their successes and failures over the last 5 seasons – Learn about and take away templates to help plan for growing success…
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