Planning to scale your farm? Join us and The Food Basket for a 5-part webinar series on ways to scale up your farm business.
Dates and descriptions below:
2/3: New Crop Opportunities
Gain insights into assessing market demand, determining crop suitability for your location, and understanding the basics of production planning for new crops. (Webinar Recording)
2/10: New Sales Channels
Learn best practices for selling directly to consumers, working with food hubs, and supplying grocery stores. This session features insights from industry leaders and inspiring farmer success stories. (Webinar Recording)
2/17 Value-Added Products
Discover different types of value-added products, navigate regulatory requirements, and access resources to help you create and market your products effectively. (Webinar Recording)
2/24 Tools & Equipment
Understand when and why to invest in new tools. This session will guide you through cost-benefit analysis and strategies for improving operational efficiency. (Webinar Recording)
3/3 Building a Budget & Finding Funding
Explore essential tools and best practices for building grant budgets and learn about funding opportunities to support and grow your agricultural enterprise. (Webinar Recording)
Register for Mālama Da Farmer Webinar Series Here
*You don’t need to attend all sessions, but we’ll register you for the entire series to make it easy to join when you can.
Mālama Da Farmer Grant Opportunity for Hawaiʻi Island Producers
Are you a food producer on Hawaiʻi Island? You may be eligible for a Mālama Da Farmer Grant through The Food Basket! These grants are designed to support small to mid-sized producers whose businesses were financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. With $710,000 in funding available, grants will range from $5,000 to $25,000. Applications open mid-January 2025 and close on March 31, 2025.
To qualify, applicants must register for and attend at least one session of the Mālama Da Farmer: Planning to Scale Webinar Series.
For more information about the grants, visit the The Food Basket website