Cultivating Success Agricultural Entrepreneurship & Business Planning

We’ll cover a broad range of topics and decision-making tools for you to create a successful small farm enterprise! Whether you are just exploring the opportunities available or already have an existing operation, you’ll learn what it takes to create, sustain, and grow a viable small farm or food business. This is business planning with a special emphasis on the financial and legal issues unique to farm-based businesses. Develop the core elements of a business plan to guide your small business forward.

Course Details

$200 per farm

Online 6 week course February 20th – March 26th on Tuesdays from 6pm-8pm
with regional in-person intensives April 13th in Skagit and Stevens Counties

Part 1: 6 week course offered Tuesdays from 6pm-8:00pm February 20th-March 26th 2024 fully online through Zoom. Students access course syllabus, calendar, and learning modules through password protected website. Course offered with Spanish interpretation.

Part 2: In-person Intensives in Western and Eastern WA located at the Skagit County and Stevens County Extension Offices on April 13th.

Scholarships are available for anyone for whom the course fee is a barrier.

See the event on the Cultivating Success website