Northeast Pasture Consortium (NEPC) and the Northeast Grazing and Livestock Conference are teaming up for a conference at UMass Amherst January 25th-27th, 2024. The conference organizers are excited to be face-to-face this year (with virtual options). The Carrot Project Executive Director Benneth Phelps will speak at the Land Access and Transfer Solutions Roundtable session from […]

The Carrot Project staff is excited to be participating in SEMAP’s upcoming Southeast New England Agriculture Conference & Trade Show on Sunday, February 4, 2024, at Bristol Aggie High School in Dighton, MA. This conference is a collaborative effort between SEMAP and many other regional partners to bring together farmers, fishers, market managers, educators, farm […]

Join us for a dynamic 2-hour workshop presented by Cian Dalzell, designed to share with farmers about assessing and mitigating risks using analytical tools. Our focus will be on two key aspects: Sensitivity Analysis and Competitive Analysis. Sensitivity analysis is a way to see what a range of potential financial outcomes for the year may […]

Risk management is a critical aspect of managing a farm business. This winter, The Carrot Project is partnering with the University of Connecticut Extension and other Connecticut collaborators to bring you three workshops and additional individual coaching sessions on managing production risks for your farm: Options to Mitigate Farm Financial Losses on January 16, 2024, […]

Keeping Records on Your Farm – Getting Started or Refining Your Existing Systems Contabilidad agrícola: Cómo comenzar o perfeccionar sus sistemas financieros When: Sunday, November 3rd  What time: 4:00- 7:00 Where: Southside Community Land Trust - Providence, RI Free childcare, snacks, and refreshments provided! To register, click here Para la información y el formulario en […]

Building Farm Resilience: Smart Scenarios & Capital Access Generando resiliencia agrícola: Los escenarios de planificación y el acceso al capital When: Sunday, December 8th What time: 4:00- 7:00 Where: Southside Community Land Trust - Providence, RI Free childcare, snacks, and refreshments provided! For more information and to register: please click here. Para acceder a la información […]

Benneth Phelps, the Carrot Project's Executive Director, will be a panelist on farmland access at the MA Food System Forum.  This session will touch on roadblocks newer and historically underserved farmers in the face of increased prices and decrease in the availability of farmland. We encourage you to join the room, as we work towards […]

Join us for a Lunch & Learn Series designed specifically for farmers and fishermen with variable net income by SEMAP, the Fishing Partnership, The Carrot Project, and GatherWealth Investment Management. This series will focus on making informed financial decisions around healthcare, tax and retirement strategies, estate tax planning, self-employment taxes, and managing cash flow to […]

This training will mix understanding farm financial statements with a proactive planning approach to adapting to climate change and other farm stressors. Are you concerned about: Revenue shifts that will affect your business in 2025? Managing through cycles of growing seasons with good and bad weather? How to keep farming with personal sustainability and not […]

This training will mix understanding farm financial statements with a proactive planning approach to adapting to climate change and other farm stressors. Are you concerned about: Revenue shifts that will affect your business in 2025? Managing through cycles of growing seasons with good and bad weather? How to keep farming with personal sustainability and not […]

The New Connecticut Farmer Alliance’s second annual Farmer 2 Farmer Conference will dive into workshops and discussions led by Connecticut farmers, how to advocate for farmer needs with elected officials, participate in a seed swap, and a chance to vote for the best invention. The Carrot Project will participate in the "Choose Your Own Conference" session from […]

The University of Connecticut will host this year’s summit, where they’ll discuss: crew management, legal obligations when hiring, office management and more. Finding people, keeping people, and managing people for farm businesses is hard, and the summit is here to help foster those conversations and to look realistically at community engagement. Cian Dalzell, Carrot’s Senior […]