For Farmers Looking to Scale Up, These Workshops Could Help
Illinois Institute of Rural Affairs is Holding Multiple Events Across the State
If you are a farmer who is looking to scale up production to sell to wholesale buyers, you should take a look at this Local Food Forum website article about a series of workshops — presented across the state by Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs at Western Illinois University — that will take place this month and next.
All workshops are free and include lunch. Topics will include:
Small farm bookkeeping basics
Business planning for local food producers
Business planning for small meat processors
Considerations when scaling to wholesale markets
Marketing for food producers
Risk management in food production
Click the link to learn more, find the workshop nearest you, and register.
Hat tip to Illinois Stewardship Alliance for bringing the workshops to my attention.
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