You’re invited to an online gathering natural beekeepers! Come meet peers and deepen your community, share & seek tips, and more! All beekeepers are welcome– certification is not required! Meet the Co-Hosts Stephanie Grant Sassy Bee Honey Website | Instagram Jennifer Mercer-Weale Black Dog Bees and Maple Trees Website | Instagram David Davenport Good Job,…
With so many aspiring and newly established farmers in our community orbit, we wanted to provide a place for beginners to gather, ask questions, and get connected. Featuring three dynamic and encouraging small-farm educators and CNG member farmers, you won’t want to miss this event! Farmer Co-Hosts Jill Ragan Whispering Willow Farm, AR Website |…
Cranking out the produce, but struggling to sell all the bounty? Social media have you scratching your head? Join our panel of experienced farmers as they share their secrets for building an effective brand. We'll cover the heavy hitters: social media, email newsletters, and local networks, as well as teach you best practices for aesthetic,…
The backbone of every business, good records help us apply the things we learn each season to make our future seasons even better. Experienced farmer, Liz Visser, along with CNG certification specialist and farmer Keegan Athey, will share their myriad strategies, systems, and tools for in-the-moment notetaking, number crunching, and enterprise tracking. This class will…
What if everything you needed to make the best decisions for your business was right in front of you? Often the trickiest part of any recordkeeping system isn’t the taking of the records, but knowing what to do with them. In this unique course, we’ll help you take your records and turn them into action.…
This first-ever online gathering for the entire membership will provide an opportunity to talk directly with CNG staff, contribute your ideas, and deepen connections with other members of this vibrant community. Topical meet-and-greets will be hosted by CNG producers, and staff will facilitate discussions on topics like building grassroots outreach networks and raising customer awareness.…
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Sponsored By Farmers have indigenous agriculturalists to thank for the original interplanting technique: the three sisters, where corn, beans, and squash collaborate and share resources. Modern growers are expanding on this wisdom and developing interplanting practices for a myriad of other crops—basil under tomatoes, lettuce with radishes, calendula with snapdragons, and many more. Better yield…
Sponsored by Is composting an art or a science? It’s both! Learn how to develop an effective composting system for your scale and get the tricks of the trade from compost pros. Compost can be a farm’s most valuable resource—ensure you’re making the best compost you can, as efficiently as possible. We'll compare in-vessel, aerated…
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Leafy greens are a big part of most market farmers' operations and can be a big moneymaker. However, there's a lot to growing great greens! Join fellow farmers for this informal discussion about the ins and outs, struggles, successes, and farm hacks of leafy greens production. Certification is not required to participate. Anyone is invited…
Co-Hosting With: Are you thinking of getting certified, but unsure how to get started? Which certifications to choose? What's involved in the process? In our upcoming webinar with Certified Naturally Grown, we sit down with Keegan, CNG certification specialist, to learn more about peer review certification for farmers producing food, flowers, and fiber for their…