Title
Scaling Up to Fill the Plate: Sizing Your Vegetable Operation
Overview
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. Chris Blanchard will take you on an exploration of the challenges and opportunities in expanding your market farm.
Outline
1. Goals
2. More Rutabagas Than You Think
3. Segments and Locations
4. Local Food Lies
5. Investments
6. Capacity
7. Invest in Systems
8. Invest in People
9. Produce Buyers
10. Quality
11. Plan for Change
12. Leverage Biology
13. Keep Perspective
Series
In The Market
Topics
Business, Scaling Up
Audience
All Farmers
Length
60 - 120 minutes
Scaling Up to Fill the Plate: Sizing Your Vegetable Operation
Overview
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. Chris Blanchard will take you on an exploration of the challenges and opportunities in expanding your market farm.
Outline
1. Goals
2. More Rutabagas Than You Think
3. Segments and Locations
4. Local Food Lies
5. Investments
6. Capacity
7. Invest in Systems
8. Invest in People
9. Produce Buyers
10. Quality
11. Plan for Change
12. Leverage Biology
13. Keep Perspective
Series
In The Market
Topics
Business, Scaling Up
Audience
All Farmers
Length
60 - 120 minutes
