Saturday, March 10, 2012
Chicago, Illinois
Event Link: 2012 Green City Market Farmer Forum
Organized By: Green City Market
Chris' Presentations:
Scaling Up to Fill the Plate: Sizing Your Vegetable Operation - With pressure from every direction to scale up market farming operations to meet the growing demand for local food, growers need to consider their goals, roles, capacity, and skills. Join Rock Spring Farm’s Chris Blanchard for an exploration of the challenges and opportunities in expanding your market farm.
Capturing and Organizing Data for Organic Certification, GAPs Compliance, and Other Endeavors - Paperwork can be the bane of the certified-organic, GAPs-audited, and financially-aware farmer. Learn how to capture information, get on top of your paperwork, and wow your inspector, auditor, and banker. Rock Spring Farm’s Chris Blanchard will provide an overview of the basic techniques he and his crew use to gather information and keep it organized for easy access with a minimum of effort
Chicago, Illinois
Event Link: 2012 Green City Market Farmer Forum
Organized By: Green City Market
Chris' Presentations:
Scaling Up to Fill the Plate: Sizing Your Vegetable Operation - With pressure from every direction to scale up market farming operations to meet the growing demand for local food, growers need to consider their goals, roles, capacity, and skills. Join Rock Spring Farm’s Chris Blanchard for an exploration of the challenges and opportunities in expanding your market farm.
Capturing and Organizing Data for Organic Certification, GAPs Compliance, and Other Endeavors - Paperwork can be the bane of the certified-organic, GAPs-audited, and financially-aware farmer. Learn how to capture information, get on top of your paperwork, and wow your inspector, auditor, and banker. Rock Spring Farm’s Chris Blanchard will provide an overview of the basic techniques he and his crew use to gather information and keep it organized for easy access with a minimum of effort