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SUMMARY:Business Bootcamp for New Farmers
DESCRIPTION:Do you have a farm dream\, but don’t know how to make it a reality? Join the Business Bootcamp for New Farmers starting January 15\, 2025! This course is a great place to explore the viability of your farm dream\, figure out the details of your first growing season\, or investigate adding another enterprise to your current farm. ⁠ \n⁠You’ll have the opportunity to:⁠ \n\n⁠Discover the key elements of a successful farm business plan⁠\nGain insights from our panel of experts on your farm business⁠\nGet to know others in farm start-ups and share ideas⁠\nSet yourself up to access capital⁠\n\n⁠All farms and farmers are welcome – veggie\, cattle\, flower\, chicken\, seeds\, grains\, fibre\, berries\, and more – you name it\, we’ll make a business plan for it. ⁠ \n⁠Learn more & register here: youngagrarians.org/courses/business-bootcamp-for-new-farmers
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SUMMARY:Navigating CanadaGAP: Online Workshop Series
DESCRIPTION:Get CanadaGAP Certification Ready! \nAre you interested in pursuing CanadaGAP certification but are feeling overwhelmed by the process? Concerned that certification will mean increased paperwork and operational complexity? \nJoin us for two online sessions\, where we’ll demystify this food safety certification for fruit and vegetable producers and open the door to the significant marketing opportunities that CanadaGAP provides for local certified products. \nSession 1: Navigating CanadaGAP: Practical Guidance for On-Farm Food Safety\nFriday\, Jan. 17th @ 9 am – 11 am \nAn in-depth look at the CanadaGAP certification process\, including an overview of the program\, how to sign up and prepare for an audit\, record keeping\, funding opportunities and more. \nRegister here. \nSession 2: In the Field: Experiences and Tips from CanadaGAP Experts\nWednesday\, Feb. 5th @ 9 am – 11 am \nIn this second session\, a panel of experts (including a certified organic producer\, marketer and certification body contact) will help you build on your knowledge of CanadaGAP certification by sharing experiences and peer-to-peer tips for success. \nRegister here.
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SUMMARY:Wholesale-Ready Workshop Series
DESCRIPTION:The Wholesale-Ready Workshop Series is geared toward small and medium sized farmers in the North Okanagan and surrounding regions to network and share knowledge of how to grow for and sell to wholesale markets (e.g. distributors\, institutions\, processors\, restaurants\, caterers\, schools etc.). This series will allow existing farmers to learn about opportunities to expand their businesses (operations and reach)\, and for new farmers to integrate wholesale market readiness into their business model. \nThrough farmer-facilitated examples\, panel discussions\, and focused hands-on skill-building\, participants will leave the series with practical experience and personalized plans to become wholesale ready producers. Participants can access 1-on-1 coaching following the workshops to individually refine plans with a wholesale expert. \nThe two-day series will include: \n\nDiscussion about new regional market opportunities\nPanel discussions with buyers (what does successful wholesale look like)\nFarmer-to-farmer learning\, including examples of what has worked and not worked when developing wholesale crops\nNetworking – time to learn who is in the room and where we can collaborate\n\nThis series is hosted in partnership between Land to Table and Community Futures with generous funding from FeedBC and the Regional District of the North Okanagan \nThere is limited participant space available so register early to guarantee your spot! \nRegister here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdZHL-wG77OIgQjUUgHyL6R84C98ws6tn8yz6h3jWEPNinY6Q/viewform \n  \nDates: (Participants must be able to attend both sessions) \n\nSession 1: Thursday\, January 30th 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.\nSession 2: Thursday\,  February 20th 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.\n\nLocation: Community Futures North Okanagan in Vernon
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