Farm Consultant Help in Chesapeake Region

Posted on June 2, 2021 by Taylor in Beginning Farmers, Business, Farming Practices, Farming Resources, First Generation Farmers, Law, Management, Mentoring // 0 Comments

Farm Consultant Help is Available in the Chesapeake Bay Region for the 2021 Farm Season

Future Harvest CASA is awarding thirty $1,000 vouchers to pay for in-depth, one-on-one consultations for farmers with a consultant or advisor. Experienced, intermediate, and new farmers are welcome to apply for these farm consultant help vouchers.

Future Harvest is launching a new program to connect Chesapeake region farmers with consultants offering professional services — accounting, legal, insurance, marketing, production — to help fortify farm operations at zero cost to the farmers. Pick-Your-Own Farm Business Consultant.

It is a busy time of year so the application is very short – less than one page. Please apply for this program by July 18, 2021. Consultations will take place between September 1, 2021 and April 1, 2022.

Priority for the farm consultant help vouchers will be given to applicants who are from socially disadvantaged groups (people of color, women, lower income, religious minorities, LGBTQ+, immigrants) and Future Harvest members. However, all are encouraged to apply and may use the list of consultants to their benefit.

In the application, you’ll be asked to identify your top two priorities for working with a consultant so we may help match you. If you already know exactly what you need, you may choose your own advisor or select one from a growing list of leading experts who have signed on to consult, including but not limited to:

Ben Hartman, Clay Bottom Farm
Julia Shanks, The Farmers Office
Denzel Mitchell, Jr., The Farm Alliance of Baltimore
Ellen Polishuk, Plant to Profit
Anandi Premlall, FarmWarts Academy
Amyrose Foll, Virginia Free Farm
Maryland State Bar Association
Jeff Wilson, CPA The W2 Group
Kimberly Raikes, Whitelock Community Farm
The Chesapeake Harvest Food Safety Team
Virginia Foodshed Capitol
Dangerfield Farm Financial Services

Awarded applicants may also request to use the voucher with a consultant not yet on the list. Don’t miss this opportunity for free expert consultation!

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