Income from Acres

Join us for the upcoming Young Farmers Connect - Mid Coast field day at Limestone Permaculture with Educator and Consultant Brett Cooper and guests Em and Andrew from Yeo Farm

This event is for YFC Members and non-members alike - all welcome - come and join our community of peer-support

A jam packed day out with heaps of opportunities to learn and explore a wide range of small farm enterprise. 

In partnership with Young Farmer Business Program we will be focussing on successful business strategy and enterprise opportunities for small scale farms in the region.

Huge thanks to Brett Cooper (Limestone Permaculture) and Em and Andrew Yeo (Yeo Farm) for sharing their expertise and experience.

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Limestone permaculture is a permaculture education and demonstration farm on a highly productive intensive small scale homestead. 

“Income from Acres” the Limestone Permaculture experience. 

Brett will discuss business planning (vision / objectives / mission), utilising permaculture principles in business, market strategy, diversity of income, compliance & insurance considerations, investing in further education & skills, and embracing the challenge.

“Know your story so you can sell it”

Em and Andrew will discuss their Yeo Farm Journey and value proposition, Identifying markets & Community collaboration.

Join us for a day of farm walks and talks while we continue to develop a community of support, build our regional network and local industry engagement 

DETAILS 

Booking for this event is essential

Lunch will be catered for

Bring a bottle of water, good shoes and an open mind

Please remember we will be visiting working farms - consider you own safety at all times 

This event is family friendly - Supervised children are welcome

NO Dogs please

EVENT OVERVIEW

Schedule

10:00 Arrive Limestone Permaculture

10.15 Welcome, acknowledgement of country and introductions 

10.45 Discussions : 

“Income from Acres” the Limestone Permaculture experience

“Know your story so you can sell it” the Yeo Farm journey

12 noon lunch

1pm - 3pm farm tour, walk and talk