Presenter’s Power Point:
PowerPoint – CS – WFP – Week 1 PPT
PowerPoint – CS – WFP – Week 1 PDF
Recorded Lecture:
Zoom Chat:
Breakout Rooms:
Recording – Week 1 – Mason Grays Harbor County Break Out
Chat – Week 1 – Mason Grays Harbor County Break Out PDF
Learning Objectives:
- Gain an understanding of the course curriculum and expectations
- Understand the principles of farm sustainability
- Learn practices that promote long term viability for small farms
- Become familiar with whole farm planning concepts and understand the importance of developing a whole farm plan
- Become familiar with tools for developing your whole farm plan
- Learn how and why to assess your personal interests and strengths
- Learn how to develop a farm goals statement
Topics:
- Course Introduction and Expectations
- Sustainability Related to Small Farming & Ranching
- Whole Farm Planning Concepts
- Tools to help farmers in Whole Farm Planning
- Explore framework for developing a Whole Farm Plan
Readings:
Resource – Exploring Sustainability in Agriculture PDF
Resource – Sustainable Agriculture- An Introduction PDF
Resource – What can I do with my small farm PDF
Resource – Holistic Management: A Whole Farm Decision Making Framework PDF
Resource – Whole Farm Planning at Work: Successful Stories of Ten Farms PDF
Resource – Whole-Farm Planning for Economic and Environmental Sustainability PDF
Whole Farm Planning Template:
Whole Farm Planning Template PDF
Whole Farm Planning Template DOC
Whole Farm Planning Examples:
Assignments:
Assignment – Developing your Farm Goals DOC