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Build your 2025 toolkit for financial resilience with The Carrot Project
About the Training
Given the everchanging environment farms operate in, taking a proactive approach to risk in farm finances can provide peace of mind and keep finances “in the black” when it matters most.
This training will offer effective approaches for managing your business through challenging cycles of variable seasons. It will mix understanding farm financial statements with a proactive planning approach to adapting to climate change and other farm stressors.
Are you concerned about:
- Revenue shifts that will affect your business in 2025?
- Managing through cycles of growing seasons with good and bad weather?
- How to keep farming with personal sustainability and not lose your shirt?
- Confidently using your financials to inform your decision-making and meet your goals?
Take your risk management approach to the next level and further your farm’s stability year after year. We will help you establish or brush up on your skills with financial statements and increase what you can glean from them about your operation. We will mix financial and operational analysis over the course of the day, using interactive group activities to improve your farm’s planning position against risk and stressors and guard your operation’s future.
Training Dates & Locations
Thursday, January 16th from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Main C, Auerfarm. Bloomfield, CT. In-person. Snow date: January 30th
Thursday, January 23rd from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Room N250, Greenfield Community College. Greenfield, MA. In-person. Snow date: February 6th
The training is free of charge and lunch will be provided.
Registration Deadlines are January 12th (CT) and January 19th (MA). Please help us plan ahead and accommodate your dietary needs by registering before the deadline!
This material is based upon work supported by USDA/NIFA under Award Number 2023-70027-40447.
What other services does The Carrot Project offer?
The Carrot Project provides information, training, skill-building, and capital, within a carefully crafted ecosystem of support. Farm and food businesses we serve face barriers to financial viability, so we support them to develop financial management skills, access capital and land, and build resilient businesses. Our work is grounded in a commitment to racial equity and an inclusive sector. We offer services in three program areas:
BUSINESS ADVISING & COACHING: We work side-by-side with clients to achieve their business goals and thrive long-term. Our personalized services have a long track record of increasing farm profitability.
TRAINING: Nervous with numbers or have limited experience? Check out our website, calendar, and newsletter to increase your financial know-how!
LOANS & CAPITAL READINESS: We offer expertise in preparing your financial package for a loan or grant application, loans and loan guarantees, and can coach you to the right capital for your needs.
Do you want to?
- Increase profitability, overall business health & YOUR peace of mind?
- Plan for an expansion, transition, or explore scenarios?
- Manage risk or recover from a setback?
- Really get your books in order to support operational analysis?
Reach out to us today!
Who can work with The Carrot Project?
Our programs serve start-up, early-stage, expanding, and established farm, food and fishery businesses, from those accessing land for the first time through those engaged in a farm transition.
Our 1:1 service area is currently Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island, along with online resources for everyone. For the purposes of this training, “Managing Your Farm Finances in the Time of Climate Crisis,” any farmer who registers can attend in person, regardless of geography.
What does it cost?
Services are free for most, with a cost- share for those over our asset/income guidelines.
For assistance, schedule an individual consultation with Jeff Cole, our Client Service Specialist. Reach out by email at jcole@thecarrotproject.org or call 617-674-2371 x 9.
For services in Spanish, please email Marina Ortega at mortega@thecarrotproject.org or call 617-674-2371 x 10.
This training is offered free of charge for all. To register, please complete the form below and press submit.
Thank You!
You have registered for our Managing Your Farm Finances in the Time of Climate Crisis: A proactive approach to tackle the everchanging environmental and business climate training. We look forward to seeing you!
A copy of your registration details will be emailed to you.
Questions?
Contact Marina Ortega, Relationships & Sector Development Fellow, at mortegta@thecarrotproject.org or call 617 - 674 - 2371 x 10