Small Farm Workshop/Intro to Market Farming

Sponsored by

Certified Arkansas Farmers Market and DeltaNetwork.org

Workshop Date: December 12, 2009

Workshop Time: 9 until 2:30

Location:  U of A Cooperative Extension Headquarters

(just N of UALR Campus at 2301 S. University Ave.)

Workshop Schedule:

8 a.m. – 9 a.m.  Registration

9 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Welcome and Introduction of Guests

9:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. “Back of the Envelope” business planning

This will include exploration of motivation, goals, market windows, decision-making and “demystifying business planning” where we show how almost anyone can develop a solid business plan all the way to 5 year pro financial pro formas, if you want them.

Tag-team: Jody Hardin and Jim Worstell

9: 45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. –  Secrets to Seven Successes in Market Farming

Cody Hopkins, Andrea Todt

Chuck Crimmons

Robert Lashley

Fred Gray

Josh Hardin

Kelly Carney

Barbara Armstrong

12:30 – 2:00 Take your all-Arkansas lunch to one of the Break-Out sessions.

Meat: For anyone interested in selling meat products

Mentors: Barbara Armstrong, Cody Hopkins, Andrea Todt

Vegetables:  For anyone interested in selling vegetables

Mentors: Chuck Crimmons, Kelly Carney, Josh Hardin, Jody Hardin

Value-added:  For anyone who wants to sell processed non-meat products

Mentors: Robert Lashley, Fred Gray

2:00 – 2:30  Synthesis and Next Steps: What have we learned today about helping people get started in market farming?  What should we do next?

2:30 – ???? Adjourn to watering hole to pick brains of panelists and other farmers.