Good decision-making around the type and amount of labor needed on a farm enhances the farm household’s quality of life and increases the likelihood farmers will successfully meet their financial goals. This site provides tools and strategies to help small and medium-sized fruit and vegetable farms make informed labor decisions.

Events

  • Becoming the Employer of Choice for Vegetable Farmers

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    Becoming the Employer of Choice for Vegetable Farmers is an eight-session educational series designed to help farmers gain knowledge and skills to lead and manage teams in ways that improve production efficiency, product quality, employee satisfaction, labor retention and quality of life. The course is designed for farmers serving in an employer or manager role. Advance registration is required.

  • Women Farmers Aging Strong: Ferment

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    Women Farmers Aging Strong is a farmer-led, monthly online series for information, support and resource sharing to help farmers preserve and protect our most important farming tool...ourselves. This session focuses on mind-body connectedness and fermentation 101.

  • Women Farmers Aging Strong: Stew

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    Women Farmers Aging Strong is a farmer-led, monthly online series for information, support and resource sharing to help farmers preserve and protect our most important farming tool...ourselves. This session focuses in incorporated fiber and healthy fats into our diet, and softening connective tissue to improve flexibility and promote healing.

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