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.

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  • 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.

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  • Managing Payroll and Risk on the Farm

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    Hiring, supporting, and retaining a strong farm team starts with a labor budget you can trust. Join John Hendrickson, co-creator of the Farm Labor Dashboard and Maria Zordon, owner/operator of MX Morningstar Farm (NY) for a deep dive into building realistic financial plans for farm labor based on farmer-tested strategies and real-world examples. Free. Advance registration required.

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  • 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.

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