by Geoff Seelen, CFSA Market Access Coordinator | Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022 –

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CFSA is excited to collaborate with Pasa Sustainable Agriculture (Pasa) to launch the Diversified Vegetable Financial Benchmarking Study in the Carolinas.

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Financial benchmarking is a valuable tool for farmers interested in evaluating their operations strengths and weaknesses compared to their peers.

 

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

We are looking for farmers in North and South Carolina who own or manage diversified vegetable farms who are certified organic, use organic production practices but are not certified, or use sustainable production practices to participate in the study.

 

PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS

Study participants will be asked to participate in two webinars, one in the spring that will include information on financial record keeping, and how to complete Pasa’s Vegetable Financial Benchmark Survey. The second training, in the fall, will include information on how to understand and use benchmarking results and how program participants can use that information to set income and revenue goals and make business and production decisions.

Program participants will receive individual benchmarking reports comparing your farm against similar farms in the Carolinas. Your farm’s data will be kept strictly confidential and only general trends will be shared with other program participants.


TO APPLY

If you are interested in participating, please fill out this quick survey by February 18, 2022, so we can determine if you are a good match for the study considering the range of program applicants.


HAVE QUESTIONS?

We’re here for you! Reach out to Geoff Seelen, the project coordinator and market access coordinator for CFSA. His email is geoff@carolinafarmstewards.org.