Center for Regional Food Systems Michigan’s Emerging Farmers

Resources

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  Michigan MarketMaker

  Published on December 10, 2018
  MarketMaker connects producers, markets, and food lovers.

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  Beyond Grants: Entrepreneurial Strategies for Funding Beginning Farmer Initiatives

  Published on November 4, 2018
  This report explores self-sustaining entrepreneurial fundraising strategies and activities and offers a creative pathway for evaluating strategies to fund Michigan's beginning farmer initiatives.

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  Beyond Grants Executive Summary: Entrepreneurial Strategies for Funding Beginning Farmer Initiatives

  Published on February 20, 2018
  Executive summary of report researching and documenting entrepreneurial strategies to raise funds for beginning farmer initiatives.

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  Sizing Up Diverse Vegetable Farms: A Narrative Companion to the Scale of Production Matrix

  Published on January 29, 2018
  This part of the Toolbox for Vegetable Farm Viability provides a look at potential infrastructure, equipment, time and labor investments, as well as skill development and possible sales and income for different size small farms.

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  Market Channel Selection Tool

  Published on January 29, 2018
  This part of the Toolbox for Vegetable Farm Viability provides a look at potential considerations when choosing which channel or market option you might use to sell what you raise.

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  Scale of Production Matrix

  Published on January 29, 2018
  This part of the Toolbox for Vegetable Farm Viability provides a detailed look at potential infrastructure and equipment investments for different size small farms to help in planning and growth.

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  Pathways to $100K in Farm Sales: A Starting Point for Reaching Farm Sustainability

  Published on January 29, 2018
  This part of the Toolbox for Vegetable Farm Viability provides a look at sales volumes, pricing and outlets you might need to reach $100,000 in sales.

• Why is Land Access Critical? Bridging the Gap Between Food, Health and Land

  Published on November 21, 2017
  A brief explanation aiming to bring clarity and awareness around the disconnection between health and access to farmland.

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  Beginning Farmers: Finding the Money You Need

  Published on November 3, 2017
  This guide is meant to provide a road map to loan readiness and conventional and alternative credit access for beginning farmers. Access to financial capital is one of the largest obstacles for beginning farmers.

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  Beginning Farmers: 10 Steps to Loan Readiness

  Published on October 30, 2017
  At some point, most farmers need to make some changes and grow to sustain their business. Based on his lending work with hundreds of Michigan farmers, Mike Jordon developed the 10 steps contained in this guide to aid the growth of farming operations.

• Beginning Farmers: Crowdfunding for Small Farmers

  Published on October 2, 2017
  Crowdfunding is becoming more popular for small and beginning farmers. This guide aims to address how small and beginning farmers can use crowdfunding as a fundraising tool.

• Michigan Beginning Farmer Initiatives Webinar

  Published on April 20, 2017
  This webinar features information about various beginning farmer initiatives across Michigan.

• Michigan’s Beginning Farmers Survey Summary

  Published on June 21, 2016
  The goal of the survey was to better understand the unique characteristics, experiences, and needs of Michigan’s beginning farmers in order to develop more effective training programs for these farmers.