Farm Business Planning and Management Workshop

On November 10, 2012, this workshop will address farm business planning and business management. Katherine Kelly, Executive Director of Cultivate KC, will outline the basic steps for developing and implementing a successful business plan. We will also do some interactive activities to get audience members thinking about how they will develop their own business plans. Nick and Loretta Rivard of Nick’s Greenleaf Gardens will discuss basics of business management as well as their experiences developing their own business over the last 20 years. They will also provide a tour of their farm after the workshop.

Registration: $30 (includes lunch and farm tour)

Workshop and Farm Tour Information:

Workshop Location:

9 am – 3 pm at Beacon of Hope Church 1315 E. Walnut St. Raymore, MO 64083

Farm Tour: 3 pm – 4 pm at Nick’s Greenleaf Gardens 13315 E. 147^th St (MO 150 HWY) Kansas City, MO 64149

Growing Growers is a collaborative effort of K-State Research and Extension, University of Missouri Extension, Lincoln University Cooperative Extension, the Kansas Rural Center, the KC Food Circle and Cultivate KC. We work to increase the production of local food by helping existing growers farm “better” and by helping new growers get started.  Or more information on our programs, go to: growinggrowers.org