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Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs is Holding Multiple Events Across the State
Say you are a farmer (or you know one) who has established a solid customer base and is looking into "scaling up," meaning producing to meet the needd of wholesale buyers who can help build your farm business.
If this describes you, you may be interested in one of the IProject ReFED workshops on scaling up to wholesale. The workshops, presented by Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs, are being presented across the state from January 8 through February 16.
According to information shared by Illinois Stewardship Alliance, farmers and food business entrepreneurs will learn how to prepare themselves and their businesses for selling to wholesale buyers.
Topics include:
Small farm bookkeeping basics
Business planning for local food producers
Business planning for small meat processors
Considerations when scaling to wholesale markets
Marketing for food producers
Risk management in food production
The workshop series will kick off at the Farmers Rising non-profit in Caledonia on January 8. Here's is the full list of cities hosting the events:
Caledonia, 1/8
Elizabeth, 1/9
DeKalb, 1/10
Macomb, 1/15
Cairo, 1/21
Carbondale, 1/22
Mt. Carmel, 1/23
Mt. Pulaski, 2/3
Springfield, 2/4
Kankakee, 2/5
Champaign, 2/6
Peoria, 2/7
Oak Park, 2/12
Belleville, 2/18
Beardstown, 2/19
Most of the workshops are expected to run from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The workshops are free and include lunch. The Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs is based at Western Illinois University in Macomb.
Click the button below to choose your preferred workshop location and register.
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