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  • From: "Michael Burns" <michael AT fingerlakespermaculture.org>
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  • Subject: Still Time to Sign Up! New Online Courses for Beginning Farmers
  • Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2010 14:57:17 -0400

From: "Violet Stone" <vws7 AT cornell.edu>

Still Time to Sign Up! New Online Courses for Beginning Farmers
Reserve Your Spot Now

The Cornell Small Farms Program and Cornell Cooperative Extension are
expanding offerings of their popular online courses for beginning farmers with
two new online courses this Fall, in addition to our usual beginners Fall
course, BF 101. Join experienced CCE and farmer instructors and 25 of your
farmer peers in a dynamic learning experience that incorporates both
self-paced readings and real-time virtual meetings with discussion forums,
homework activities, guest presenters, and developing a customized plan for
your next steps in farming.

BF 110: Soil Health Basics: Investing in the Vitality of Your Farm
The health and productivity of our soils are the basis for a farm’s success
and profitability, as well as its ecological sustainability. Farmers need a
holistic approach to preserving and building soil health and fertility.
Stewardship of the soil is arguably the most important job of any farmer or
gardener.

NOTE: This course will incorporate a face-to-face field day hosted by the
Northeast Organic Farming Association<http://www.nofany.org/> at instructor
David Belding's Cross Island Farms<http://www.crossislandfarms.com/index.htm>
on Wellesley Island, NY, 4pm-7pm Oct 18th. This will be an amazing opportunity
to meet your fellow coursemates and see firsthand how David has improved the
soils on his farm over the past 5 years. The field day fee is covered by the
course registration cost.

Instructors: David Belding – Cross Island Farms, Wellesley Island, NY, and Dan
Welch – CCE Cayuga

BF 104: Financial Record-keeping: A Cornerstone of Farm Profitability
To succeed in business, you need to understand financial management. The
foundation of a sound financial management program for a farm is a good record
keeping system. It does not matter what you produce, the service you provide,
or how effective you are in marketing; the revenue you earn will disappear if
you do not understand how to collect, monitor, save, spend, or invest that
revenue. Current financial records from a good record keeping system are
critical for making business decisions. This 6-week course will provide you
with insight, understanding and the technological know-how to produce
financial records and a beginning knowledge of analyzing financial statements.

Instructors: Bonnie Collins – CCE Oneida County and Steve Hadcock - CCE
Columbia County

BF 101: Taking Stock: Evaluating Your Land and Resources and Choosing an
Enterprise
Evaluating what you want to do and what you have to work with are key elements
to a successful new farm enterprise. This course will help you take the first
steps toward setting goals, assessing the resources you have available for
farming (physical, financial, and personal), and deciding what enterprises are
the best fit for you and your land.

NOTE: You will get the most out of this course if you already have access to
land. Each participant will be gathering information about their own
enterprise and will begin to create a Farm Plan.

Instructors: Laura Biasillo - CCE Broome County and Dianne Olsen – CCE Putnam
County

COURSE DATES: Thurs. Oct 14, 2010 to Wed. Nov 24, 2010. All courses
incorporate live webinars featuring farmers, agency staff, and University
faculty. See link below for webinar dates and details.

COST is $150 per course, except the Soil Health course, which is $165

TO REGISTER, or for more information on course format and requirements, please
visit http://www.nybeginningfarmers.org/index.php?page=onlinecourse


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Violet Stone
Cornell Small Farms Program
Northeast SARE
607-255-9227
vws7 AT cornell.edu
http://www.smallfarms.cornell.edu
http://www.nybeginningfarmers.org
http://www.nesare.org
http://www.facebook.com/northeastbeginningfarmers





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