From jenn at groundswellcenter.org Thu Jan 5 13:35:17 2017 From: jenn at groundswellcenter.org (Jennifer Bassman) Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2017 13:35:17 -0500 Subject: Please Share: Groundswell's Developing Your Farm/Food Business Course Message-ID: Developing your Farm or Food Business Tuesdays, January 24th, 31st, February 7th, 14th, 21st, 6:00-9:00 PM Just BeCause Center, Ithaca, NY 14850 Fee: $150 This 5-session course is designed for people in the early stages of developing a farm or food business. Whether you are just launching your business or have been operating for a few years and want to become more strategic, this course covers a variety of topics to help you assess and enhance the financial viability and social impacts of your business idea. This course covers: - The local farm and food sector including unmet needs,opportunities and niche markets. - Equity issues and justice in the food system including examples of realistic ways to approach these within the scope of your business model. - Experience from farm and food entrepreneurs about business startup and lessons learned. - Tools for business assessment, strategic planning, understanding liabilities and legalities. - Setting business goals and taking stock of resources and progress to date. - Accounting and financial planning concepts and tools - Develop a marketing plan and marketing channels. Instructors: Leslie Ackerman, independent Business Consultant formerly with the CFCU Business Cents program; Matt LeRoux, Cooperative Extension Agriculture Marketing Specialist; Monika Roth, Cooperative Extension Agriculture Program Leader; Kate Cardona, Groundswell Center Outreach and Program Coordinator; regional farm and food business entrepreneurs, other visiting experts The course will be facilitated by Mary Kate Wheeler, Groundswell Center Board Member. Location: All classes will be held at the Just BeCause Center located at 1013 West State St. in Ithaca starting at 6 PM until 9 PM. Fee: $150. Tuition assistance available; *LEARN MORE and REGISTER HERE: *http://groundswellcenter.org/farmertraining/ businessplanning/ -- *JENN BASSMAN* *Marketing Manager* Groundswell Center for Local Food & Farming *LIKE US ON FACEBOOK ? subscribe to our newsletter * www.groundswellcenter.org JUST ANNOUNCED! Developing Your Farm Business , 5 Tuesdays, Starting JANUARY 24. Stay tuned for upcoming 2017 Course Announcements! *Groundswell Center is a proud member of the Diversity Consortium of Tompkins County. * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cab69 at cornell.edu Tue Jan 10 13:57:19 2017 From: cab69 at cornell.edu (Chrys B. Gardener) Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2017 18:57:19 +0000 Subject: Recruiting Seed to Supper volunteers Message-ID: Become a Seed-to-Supper Volunteer to teach your neighbors how to grow their own food! Are you passionate about growing your own vegetables? Are you interested in helping beginning gardeners in your community learn to grow their own food as well? Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County will train volunteers to become Seed-to-Supper educators and teach free gardening classes in their own communities. Training classes for volunteers will be held on Wednesdays, February 15 and 22, and March 15, 22 and 29. This five-part training program will prepare Seed-to-Supper volunteer educators to teach free vegetable gardening classes throughout Tompkins County. Volunteers will gain familiarity with the Seed-to-Supper curriculum and learn hands-on activities that they can use when teaching the classes in their communities. Volunteers will teach in pairs and are provided with all the materials needed to run the classes. The Seed-to-Supper curriculum consists of six slide presentations and a 100 page gardening manual for class participants. Topics include planning the garden, soil preparation, composting, planting, garden maintenance, pests and diseases, and harvesting. There is no cost for the training, and the gardening classes held in communities will be offered for free as well. For more information about the Seed to Supper program and to download a volunteer application, visit: http://ccetompkins.org/events/2017/02/15/seed-to-supper-volunteer-training . For more information contact Chrys Gardener at cab69 at cornell.edu, or call 272-2292 extension 241. Chrys Gardener Commercial/Community Horticulture Educator Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins County 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca NY 14850 (607)272-2292, extension 241 www.ccetompkins.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From elizabethrgabriel at gmail.com Fri Jan 27 13:28:11 2017 From: elizabethrgabriel at gmail.com (Elizabeth Gabriel) Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2017 13:28:11 -0500 Subject: Job Openings at the Groundswell Center (Ithaca, NY) Message-ID: *The Groundswell Center for Local Food & Farming is hiring!* *Position Title: FARMING & BUSINESS SPECIALIST* Application Deadline: Open until filled Position Start Date: March 2017 is ideal Employment terms: This is a full-time salaried position, averaging 35 hours/week. Due to the seasonal nature of responsibilities, this position is 40 hours/week April ? October and closer to 30 hours/week November ? March. The position is grant funded until December 2017, with the possibility to renew based on funding and performance. *Position Title: DEVELOPMENT & FUNDRAISING MANAGER* Application Deadline: Open until filled Position Start Date: March 2017 Employment terms: This is a 30 hour/week position with the possibility to increase to 39 hours/week after 3 months. This position is grant funded until December 2017, with the possibility to renew based on funding and performance. *Position Title: FARMING ASSISTANT* Application Deadline: February 25, 2017 Position Start Date: Flexible, ideally April Employment terms: This is a part-time, seasonal position, 15-19 hours/week April ? October 2017. *An opportunity to increase hours and position term may become available depending on funding.* *Position Title: EDUCATOR* Application Deadline: Rolling Position Term: Variable *Please visit our web site for more information.* *A note about working at Groundswell Center:* As a mission-based and community-involved organization, Groundswell staff positions require frequent flexible hours including some evenings and occasional weekends. We feel community involvement is key to developing relationships and building trust in our community and thus, essential to the development of an equitable and just food system. To balance this requirement, we also strongly support a work-life balance, using personal and vacation time, and offer occasional flexibility such as working from home. It is our intention that all Groundswell staff have a strong interest and commitment to social and racial justice and sustainable farming and a demonstrated willingness to learn more and engage in continuing education on related topics. Groundswell staff are each welcomed as part of the team and expected to participate in visioning and planning work of the organization. Groundswell Center is a project of The Center for Transformative Action. CTA is an equal opportunity employer. Employees are hired on the basis of their merit, ability and experience without regard to race, creed, national or ethnic origin, religion, age, gender, sexual preference, or disability. Elizabeth -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cab69 at cornell.edu Mon Jan 30 13:22:42 2017 From: cab69 at cornell.edu (Chrys B. Gardener) Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2017 18:22:42 +0000 Subject: Feb 6th: Urban Gardening event at TCPL with free dinner provided In-Reply-To: References: , , Message-ID: Urban Gardening - Learn how you can get involved! Join the movement to grow food anywhere in Ithaca (even in raised beds over cement!) GSCP Networking session: Monday, Feb 6th from 5:30 - 8:30 pm at the Tompkins Public Library (Borg Warner Rm) Free Meal, Open to All Starting with existing gardening initiatives, we plan to grow more food for food pantries and for anyone who feels hungry - ANYONE interested in city gardening (from novice - to expert) can be involved The evening will include current Ithaca gardening initiatives, and address new projects! Community gardens; School gardens; Backyard & curbside gardens; Permaculture parks; Raising chickens, and Food Policy Breakout sessions following the presentations will give participants an opportunity to connect with existing urban food gardens and initiate new projects in the city and town of Ithaca. Co-sponsored by Greenstar Community Food Projects, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County and the Tompkins County Public Library. Please register HERE so we know how much to cook! Questions? Holly Payne holly at greenstar.coop or (607) 229-3540 www.hotpotatopress.org -- Holly Payne, Coordinator GreenStar Community Projects (GSCP) Tel: (607) 229-3540 https://greenstar.coop/gscp FaceBook HERE GSCP's mission is to collaboratively build a local food system that's fair for all & healthy for the earth. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: