Join us for a workshop that unwraps the steps to developing a pricing strategy and setting prices for your CSA in order to meet the financial and nutritional needs of your community while building a financially sustainable business. This workshop is aimed at, but not exclusively for, farms using the Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance’s […]

The Carrot Project is collaborating with Rhode Island’s Land & Sea Together on a Better Bookkeeping workshop. This workshop will be held virtually on Wednesday, March 8 from 11AM to 1PM. While this workshop is open to all farmers, farmers in Rhode Island have priority for registration. Registration is through the link below. We’ll cover […]

Join us for this 2-hour session workshop on tracking and analyzing multiple crops and/or marketing channels by introducing producers to field-tested practical strategies to keep both production and financial records throughout the season. This session will mostly focus on QuickBooks training and will feature experienced farmer participants who can speak to the value of setting […]

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. This UConn Extension workshop taking place on December 6, 2023, […]

The Carrot Project’s lead trainer Cian Dalzell leads “Workshop 2 Breakeven Analysis and Scenario Planning”. This session will provide the tools for producers to analyze the impact of specific variables across various farm operation scenarios. These tools will help you to understand the repercussions of events like crop failures, reduced yields, or loss of markets, […]

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, […]

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, […]

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, […]