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 […]

NOFA/Mass promotes organic growing practices and climate solutions through regenerative agriculture and land stewardship. Their Winter Conference is an exploration of regional expressions of soil health and food sovereignty through regenerative and organic practice, a celebration of community resilience, and an opportunity for connection and skill building. Be sure to connect with Marina Ortega, outfitted […]

The Carrot Project will be providing free, personalized business coaching in 50-minute sessions. Pre-registration is required. Register here. After registration, the coach will reach out over email for any plans, documents, or questions you'd like reviewed ahead of the session. Submitting your questions or items for review in advance can make sessions more effective. Coaching […]

Did you know, our personalized services have a long track record of increasing farm profitability? Schedule an 80-minute individual coaching session with a Carrot Project business advisor this month at the SRICD and NRICD today. The Carrot Project business advisors will be available to provide coaching on topics including: • Improving your farm's bookkeeping • […]