Starting any new business can be daunting and overwhelming. Where exactly does one start?
Well, if you're like me you start by harassing everyone you know and working out ideas in your head, on paper and through discussion. It is great to have ideas and to dream big, but how do you actually make it happen?
I found plenty of research online, Penn State was especially helpful with brochures on different aspects of farming that cover the basics of different products and sample budgets. The information is a little old, printed in 2004, but it was a great place to look at to draft a plan.
Another important place to gather information is UCONN's Connecticut Cooperative Extension Program of which there happens to be an office right in Vernon, CT. I have not met with anyone from the office yet, but plan to do so very soon. I would like to have a basic plan together so that the office understands exactly what the goals of Longview Hill Farm are.
If you know of any resources for a beginning farmer, we beg you to please, please, please share with us!
~Alexis
Great blog. Have you also contacted the Connecticut Farm Bureau? Sign up with them for great monthly information and connections to other locals. I love what you are doing. I don't have the land to have my own farm, but I have my own brand of labels on all my canned goods, called Marsh Edge Farm. I live on the edge of a marsh, hence the name. Much success to you.
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