Events Details

Date

22 September 2018

Time

09:00 am - 04:00 pm

Venue

South Chicago Farm

Bringing it All Together – Making Sure Your Ends Meet: Season Extension & Farm Financials 101

Saturday, September, 22nd, 9:00am – 4:00pm
South Chicago Farm, 8900 S. Green Bay Ave.

We will begin the day discussing season extension on the farm and demonstrating a variety of techniques. This will be followed by, financial planning, budgets, spreadsheets, grant writing, financing, and small group budget development. We will create a comprehensive operating budget, profit and loss format, and begin to develop financing or grant writing for the business plan. UGC will provide bookkeeping and accounting basics presentation and provide templates for developing the budget.

*Scholarship application available upon request; please contact info@urbangrowerscollective.org

Full Workshop Series Schedule:

Session 4: Grow Your Farm: Learn to “Seed” Crops, Mushrooms & Soil
Saturday, June 9th, 8:30am – 4:00pm

Session 5: Learn to Harvest, Post-Harvest Handling & Food Safety Practices
Saturday, July 14th, 10:00am – 4:00pm

Session 6: Bee Keeping 101
Saturday, August 11th, 9:00am – 12:00pm

Session 7: Bringing it All Together – Making Sure Your Ends Meet: Season Extension & Farm Financials 101
Saturday, September, 22nd, 9:00am – 4:00pm