Creating Community Driven Business Structures

SUBSIDISE YOUR COURSE!
The Co-operative Farming program offers a 90% bursary for this course. You can find out more and apply at https://coopfarming.coop/learn/educational-bursaries/. Subject to approval, you will receive a discount code that you should apply at the checkout, this will ensure your payment is reduced to 10% of the full cost.

PROGRAM

Eager to connect with your fellow growers and find ways to get your food to a local, engaged and appreciative audience. Hear from those who've trodden this path already, hear first hand about their wins, challenges, growing pains and opportunities. Most importantly ask the questions which allow you to consider what will work for you and meet other growers on a similar trajectory.

This  two-week online course will explores farmers developing more localised markets that increase their efficiency, price point and exposure.   Working collectively with other producers and aggregators in their region.

   SPECIFIC TOPICS COVERED

• Panel Series of local champions in developing community driven business structures
• Exploring mechanism to retain true community and collective value
• Enabling producers to capture and diversify local markets

LEARNING OUTCOMES

• Ascertaining the needs of your community
• Developing community buy-in
• Exploring potential marketing and online tools