Congratulations you have made it to session 8 but the best part about this news is that this is not the end. You are still working and planning on a new endeavor and we want to make sure we continue to help you through the process. Don't forget to continue the business planning process on the Ag Plan website. We want you to be able to utilize this as a planning tool in implementation. In particular, this is a good time to work through some of those items you may have wanted to spend more time on, schedule your one on one meeting on your land (if you haven't), or put together your elevator speech about your new plans for the Farm.

Things to do:

• Group Exercise: Preparing an Elevator Speech

From class:

• Review the slide set from session 8: Session 8 Business Process Review
• Resource: CFSA funding your farm
• Resource: Wholesale Marketing Channel Fact Sheet
• Resource: Guides and links for regulatory issues surrounding your farm business, these are some of the regulatory issues we discussed that your farm will face as you think about wholesale markets:
  • CFSA_Regulatory Guide 1
  • Food Safety Plans:   https://ncfreshproducesafety.ces.ncsu.edu
  • Food Labels:  http://www.labelsunwrapped.org/muse/index.html
  • USDA certifications:  https://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/farm-certifications
  • CFSA:  https://www.carolinafarmstewards.org/
  • Home Based Food Business:  https://www.ncagr.gov/divisions/food-drug-protection/food-program/fdpd-food-program-home-processor
  • Animal Production Regs:  https://cefs.ncsu.edu/food-system-initiatives/nc-choices/production-assistance/

For Homework

• Read Chapter 8: Chapter 8 Putting It All Together