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SUMMARY:Grains Week
DESCRIPTION:An interactive online celebration of value-added small grains for farmers\, bakers\, brewers\, distillers\, millers\, maltsters\, and consumers: GRAINS WEEK! \nAT GRAINS WEEK:\n\n\nFarmers\, ag professionals\, and academics can hear research updates\, learn about grain production for artisan breads\, cereals for animal feeds\, brewing and distilling\, and more. \n\n\nProfessionals\, home bakers\, and consumers can get an inside look into grain quality\, accessing specialty and/or small grains\, and interact with a community of passionate chefs\, bakers\, and grain-lovers. \n\n\nBrewers\, distillers\, and maltsters can connect with industry professionals to get the latest information on using grains in value-added production\, as well as getting access to specialty regional grains. \n\n\nInvestors\, brokers & local government officials get the scoop on rising investment and policy opportunities. \n\n\nThis event aims to make networking\, education\, and accessibility as easy and straightforward as possible. GRAINS WEEK will bring research\, information\, and community to farmers\, bakers\, scholars\, and industry professionals who are interested in the sustainability and health of regional grain economies. \nFeaturing the national collaborative work of the Culinary Breeding Network\, Oregon State University\, Cornell University\, UW-Madison\, eOrganic\, the Artisan Grain Collaborative\, GrowNYC Grains\, Cascadia Grains and the WSU Food Systems Program.
URL:https://regenerativeagideanetwork.org/event/grains-week/
LOCATION:Online\, DC
CATEGORIES:Virtual Conference
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SUMMARY:Meat Processing Boot Camp
DESCRIPTION:Meat processing is a tough\, low-margin business with little room for error. It is a nuanced and complex business and it is imperative to get the business model right to help ensure success and profitability. We are here to help. \nThose in the meat business knew their community didn’t have enough small-scale meat processing before COVID; now everyone knows it. This attention to gaps in small-scale processing has led many meat processors and entrepreneurs to redouble their effort to make processing happen in their communities. You are not alone. \nMeat Processing Boot Camp combines training\, one-on-one consulting\, and networking\, taking you and your team out of your day-to-day environment and giving you the tools you need to build a financially viable meat processing business. \nBoot Camp is right for you if:\n\nYou are a farmer\, cooperative\, NGO\, or entrepreneur trying to develop a realistic and fundable business plan for a meat processing business\nYou need to raise money for your new or existing meat processing business\nYou want to make sure your new or existing meat processing business capitalizes on the opportunities that this new business climate offers\n\nWhat Can I Expect from Boot Camp?\nFour intense\, focused days to learn and work on your meat processing business \n\nDay 1: Optimizing Your Meat Processing Business Model\n\nIt’s a business model\, not a product that determines whether your company makes money. We leverage our experience working with other processors to help you develop a realistic\, financially viable business model for your meat processing business and set you on a realistic path to meet your goals.\n\n\nDay 2: Fixing Your Financial Infrastructure\n\nYour financial infrastructure will be critical to your future success. We help you fully understand the financial side of the meat processing business and set up systems that can fully support your success.\n\n\nDay 3: Developing Your Financial Plan\n\nYou are moving forward\, so you need to look forward. We help you develop realistic assumptions for forecasts of sales\, marketing\, and operations and the capital structure you need to get there.\n\n\nDay 4: Getting Ready to Raise Money\n\nYou will need to raise money to grow your food business. We help you learn how to do a great pitch and properly document your business so you can successfully raise money.\n\nRegistering for Boot Camp\nSubmitting a registration request indicates your interest in attending a 4-day Boot Camp series\, for Meat Processing Boot Camp both sessions run concurrently: \n\nPart 1: May 6th & 7th\nPart 2: June 17th & 18th\n\nWe encourage you to register two people from your business so you can work together on course content in the afternoon. \nMeet Your Instructor\nMeat Processing Boot Camp is hosted by FFI Director\, Tera Johnson who founded teraswhey® and is the host of the Edible-Alpha® podcast. Tera has personal experience in being an entrepreneur\, raising money\, launching a national brand\, and selling a company. She has taken this personal experience\, plus her experience working with hundreds of clients and crafted this course. \nScholarship Opportunities\n\nThe Food Finance Institute offers an array of training geared towards growing profitable food\, farm\, and food system enterprises. In order to increase access to our paid trainings we offer scholarships that cover up to 100% training costs for those who are:\n\nPre-revenue or have been in business less than two years\nA member of an underserved community\n\n\n\nMore information and request forms can be completed here \n\nCompeer’s $250 grant is available to any beginning farmer living in Compeer’s territory even if they don’t have any business relationship with them.\n\nThis program is available to farmers who:\n\nReside in Compeer Financial’s 144-county territory\,\nHave started farming no longer than ten years ago\, and\nDemonstrate that farming is the applicant’s part-time or full-time vocation\n\n\n\n\n\nCheck out Compeer’s Grants for Beginning Farmers and apply here
URL:https://regenerativeagideanetwork.org/event/meat-processing-boot-camp/
LOCATION:Online\, DC
CATEGORIES:Training/Workshop,Virtual Convening
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