As part of the WSU Food Systems Program and the WSU School of Environment, we provide support to small and beginning farmers by offering bilingual English/Spanish workshops and courses focused on farm business topics from production to business management. We are also part of the Begin to Farm Skagit Network!
Como parte del Programa de Sistemas alimentarios y la Escuela del Medioambiente de WSU, proveemos apoyo a productores nuevos y de pequeña escala por medio de talleres y cursos bilingües enfocados en temas de producción de la granja y manejo de negocio agrícolas. ¡También somos parte de la Red de Empieza a Producir Skagit!
Farmer resources
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Whole Farm Plan Template / Plantilla del Plan de la granja entera
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Farm Business Plan Template / Plantilla del Plan de negocio agricola
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Bilingual Pocket Guide to Farm Business Terms / Guía de bolsillo para términos de negocios agrícolas
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Financial Statements Recordkeeping/ Estados financieros y registros agricolas
Beginning Farmer Program Evaluation Resources
- GREW- Gaining Results through Evaluation Work: Evaluation Tools https://casfs.ucsc.edu/education/bfrdp/eval-tools.html
- New Entry Evaluation Tool Library for Beginning Farmer Programs https://nesfp.org/program-evaluation/library
- Equitable Evaluation Initiative https://www.equitableeval.org
Upcoming Events and Courses
Cultivating Success: Whole Farm Planning
Check out the stories of these farmers who have started their businesses in Skagit County and participated in the programs at WSU and Viva Farms .
Or try out these recipes highlighting local produce!