{"id":4532,"date":"2017-05-11T13:22:13","date_gmt":"2017-05-11T21:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/?page_id=4532"},"modified":"2026-05-06T09:13:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T16:13:29","slug":"cultivatingsuccess","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/local-projects-and-grants\/cultivatingsuccess\/","title":{"rendered":"Cultivating Success\/Cultivando \u00c9xito"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"breadcrumbs \" typeof=\"BreadcrumbList\" vocab=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/\"><span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to WSU Extension.\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/\" class=\"main-home\" ><span property=\"name\">WSU Extension<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/span> &gt; <span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to Thurston County.\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\" class=\"home\" ><span property=\"name\">Thurston County<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"2\"><\/span> &gt; <span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to News.\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/news\/\" class=\"post-root post post-post\" aria-current=\"page\"><span property=\"name\">News<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"3\"><\/span><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<p>Our Cultivating Success Program offers courses&nbsp;that&nbsp;provide beginning and&nbsp;existing farmers with the planning&nbsp;and decision-making tools, production skills and support necessary to develop a sustainable small acreage farm.&nbsp;Cultivating Success connects the student with the farmers and local resources through a community-based, experiential course and is a great educational opportunity for anyone interested in the knowledge and skills you need to be a successful small acreage farmer or rancher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Nuestro programa \u2018Cultivando \u00c9xito\u2019 ofrece cursos que proveen a los productores principiantes con herramientas para la planificaci\u00f3n y la toma de decisiones en la granja, as\u00ed como con conocimiento sobre producci\u00f3n y manejo de negocios para desarrollar una finca\/granja de peque\u00f1a escala de forma sostenible. Cultivando \u00c9xito conecta a los participantes con productores y recursos locales, facilita experiencias en la comunidad y es una buena oportunidad para cualquier persona interesada en obtener el conocimiento y las habilidades necesarias para ser un agricultor exitoso.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<section  class=\"wsu-section wsu-dropshadow--low wsu-spacing-before--none wsu-spacing-after--xxmedium wsu-spacing-top--medium\"  >\r\n        \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-font-size--large\">Quick Links<\/h2>\n\n\n    <nav class=\"wsu-navigation-vertical wsu-vertical-menu\">\n        <ul id=\"wsu-site-menu\" class=\"wsu-menu-collapse wsu-menu-collapse--style-vertical\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/agriculture-in-thurston-county\/\">Agriculture in Thurston County<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/agriculture-in-thurston-county\/meet-the-team\/\">Meet the Team<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/agriculture-in-thurston-county\/2017-south-puget-sound-agricultural-producer-needs-assessment\/\">Farmer Needs Assessments<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/pastures\/\">Pastures &amp; 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Learn how to use a whole&nbsp;system&nbsp;lens to create a living plan for your small farm future. Classes will meet weekly through Zoom, in an online classroom environment and you will be able to connect with a statewide community of other aspiring farm planners. Leave with tools for&nbsp;decision&nbsp;making and a road map to plan for your farming endeavors. Includes many opportunities for networking and community building in smaller breakout groups too! Come build a solid plan for a farm or food business that suites you.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Offered every fall, course runs September through December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more&nbsp;about this course at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cultivatingsuccesswa.org\/whole-farm-planning\">Cultivating Success website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Planificaci\u00f3n de toda la granja: Agricultura Sostenible de Peque\u00f1a Escala<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>CultivatingSuccess&nbsp;\u2122: En el curso \u2018Planificaci\u00f3n de toda la granja\u2019 se&nbsp;le&nbsp;guiar\u00e1&nbsp;paso a paso&nbsp;en el proceso para preparar un plan estrat\u00e9gico para su terreno, su vida y su negocio agr\u00edcola.&nbsp;Le ense\u00f1aremos a utilizar un enfoque hol\u00edstico sobre nuestros sistemas para que planifique el futuro de su granja de peque\u00f1a escala.\u202fLas clases tomar\u00e1n lugar semanalmente a trav\u00e9s de&nbsp;Zoom,en un ambiente de aula en l\u00ednea. Podr\u00e1 conectarse con la comunidad y con personas intresadas en la&nbsp;agricultura a lo largo de todo el&nbsp;estado.&nbsp;Obtendr\u00e1 herramientas para la toma de decisiones y para poner en marcha su plan agr\u00edcola.&nbsp;Tambi\u00e9n incluye muchas oportunidades para fortalecer sus&nbsp;redes sociales e interactuar con la&nbsp;comunidad&nbsp;a trav\u00e9s de sesiones en grupos peque\u00f1os en Zoom \u00a1Le invitamos a construir un plan s\u00f3lido para su futura granja o negocio&nbsp;agr\u00edcola,&nbsp;adaptado a sus necesidades!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Se ofrece cada oto\u00f1o y el curso se realiza de septiembre a diciembre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cultivatingsuccesswa.org\/whole-farm-planning\">Obtenga m\u00e1s<\/a> informaci\u00f3n sobre este curso.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--single\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--side-left\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"729\" height=\"721\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2024\/03\/AEBP-729x721.png\" alt=\"Cultivating Success small farms education logo with image of strawberries in a box and the text, &quot;WSU Cultivating Success Agricultural Entrepreneurship and Business Planning Emprendimiento Y La Planificacion Del Negocio Agricola&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-14591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2024\/03\/AEBP-729x721.png 729w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2024\/03\/AEBP-396x392.png 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2024\/03\/AEBP-768x760.png 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2024\/03\/AEBP.png 1041w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 729px) 100vw, 729px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Agricultural Entrepreneurship and Business Planning<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Take your farm business to the next level with this 8 week course. A unique combination of guest speakers, in class discussion and assignments, this course dives into the business side of running a farm, from sales and marketing to financial management. At the end of the course, you will have the core elements of a business plan to guide your farm forward. Scholarships available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Offered every winter, running January through March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more&nbsp;about this course at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cultivatingsuccesswa.org\/agricultural-entrepreneurship\">Cultivating Success website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Planificaci\u00f3n del Negocio agr\u00edcola<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Lleve su negocio agr\u00edcola al pr\u00f3ximo nivel con este curso de 8 semanas. 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