Consulting Services

Service Description

These consulting sessions are interactive and can be tailored to your interests. Ideal for beginning farmers, home gardeners, agricultural organizations, and anyone seeking grounded, honest advice, this session provides a realistic look at what it takes to build and sustain a working farm. Are you interested in the most productive, easiest to grow cut flower annuals for your backyard garden? Do you want a deep dive into the ideal breeds of laying hens to sources for you backyard flock or farm operation? Perhaps you are wondering the critical equipment needing to efficiently operate a farm? As we enter our sixth year of farming, we understand farming is full of decisions that shape success long before harvest. In our consulting sessions, we share practical, experience-based guidance drawn from operating a diversified farm with chickens, vegetables, and cut flowers. We focus on what has worked, what hasn't, and why. Gain insight into how small decisions compound over time and how to adapt when conditions, markets, or weather change. Common discussion areas include farm layout and infrastructure, labor management, seasonality, recordkeeping, marketing considerations, and long-term planning. Our goal is to help others avoid common pitfalls and make informed decisions rooted in firsthand experience. We can also discuss the business side of farming, including prioritizing investments, scaling at a sustainable pace, managing risk, and learning from mistakes. Whether you are just getting started or looking to refine an existing operation, this session offers practical takeaways that can be applied immediately.