Farm to School
FROM
THE GROUND UP:
LOCAL FOOD GUIDE FOR ALLEGANY, CATTARAUGUS, AND CHAUTAUQUA COUNTIES!
100+ family farms, farmers markets, roadside stands, and regional food
businesses, farm and farmer profiles, and recipes!
CLICK HERE for downloadable PDF
version of the food guide
VISIT OUR UPDATED 2014 FARMERS MARKET
DIRECTORY!!
[CLICK
HERE] to be directed to a
self-reporting form where you can enter your information
FREE
ON-LINE MARKETING COURSE OFFERED FOR FARMERS
The Farmers Market Federation of New York and the NY Farm Viability
Institute are co-sponsoring Marketing
for Profit: Tools for Success, a free on-line course for
farmers. The course materials are available at no charge for use
by educators. The curriculum includes five components:
1- Self
Assessment
2- Market Assessment
3- Customer Assessment
4- Communications Assessment
5- Business Assessment
Successful completion of all sessions will earn the
participant
a Certificate of Achievement. In addition, farmers who complete
the course in its entirety will be eligible for borrower training
credits through the USDA Farm Service Agency. Find out more about
the course
HERE.