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  • From: Luke Gran <luke AT practicalfarmers.org>
  • To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [Market-farming] Online Learning Opportunities
  • Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2010 14:16:28 -0600

Good Afternoon!

I'm happy to share a couple online learning opportunities with you:

  • Tuesday, Dec-14th 7:00 PM CDT     Practical Farmers of Iowa Farminar "Financing Niche Pork" with three beginning Niche Pork farmers. To Register and Participate go to www.practicalfarmers.org/farminar/
Jason Penner is a PFI member and beginning farmer with six years of experience producing niche pork in Minnesota. Jason will share his experiences, what worked for him and what he would have done differently, with Iowa beginners Devan Green and James Frantzen.
  • Thursday, Dec-16th 3:30 PM EST     National Good Food Network Webinar "Getting Banks to 'Yes' with Small, Diverse Farms". Register Now See below for more information.

Also, the Practical Farmers of Iowa Annual Conference is just a month away. Come to Marshalltown, Iowa on January 7-8, 2011 to network with several hundred experienced farmers and beginners. For more information: http://practicalfarmers.org/events/annual-conference.html

Best Wishes,

LG

Luke Gran

Next Generation Coordinator

Practical Farmers of Iowa

137 Lynn Ave., Suite 200

Ames, IA 50014

515.232.5661 (w)

515.451.1202 (c)

http://www.practicalfarmers.org/farminar/

http://www.facebook.com/practicalfarmers

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NGFN Webinar:
Dec 16, 3:30-4:45 PM ET
 
 
Getting Banks to "Yes"
with Small, Diverse Farms

Register Now

Our monthly NGFN Webinars are interactive sessions that give you the opportunity to learn and connect with on-the-ground practitioners and experts.

Not much has changed in 20 years for smaller farms since bankers turned down the founders of the successful Organic Valley brand. Lenders are still dubious of "alternative agriculture," and smaller, diversified operations still struggle to translate their business models into conventional loan applications.

A national team of community-based lenders and sustainable agriculture organizations aims to change that. They are developing a tool to help lenders and smaller, diversified farms communicate. Join us for this webinar for a deep look at financing sustainable food.

Susan Cocciarelli of Michigan State University's C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Food Systems will set the scene, including a very brief primer on terminology. Dorothy Suput, executive director of The Carrot Project, a farm support group and microloan fund in the Northeast, will share her successes and challenges “on the ground” making these loans. Then Denise Dukette, vice president of New England Bank, will introduce a possible solution to the “capital access problem” for farmers: a tool, or "risk assessment framework,” to assist traditional lenders.

Finally this team will explain their plans to build a national cohort of partners working on the ground to develop this methodology and help more lenders get to "yes" with credit-worthy farms.

_______ PRESENTERS _________

Susan Cocciarelli, Michigan State University C.S. Mott Group
Dorothy Suput, The Carrot Project
Denise Dukette, New England Bank

To reserve your spot, click here
 

... and coming up ...

Jan 20, 3:30-4:45 PM ET

Finding Your Optimal Strategic Plan

You Get What You Measure® is a facilitated group process that integrates systems thinking into strategic planning. Learn how this process can direct your energy to most efficiently move you and your organization to your goals.

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  • [Market-farming] Online Learning Opportunities, Luke Gran, 12/07/2010

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