Managing risk in organic grain farming happens at every level. While it may seem to begin with the production systems that the farmer puts in place, experienced growers will tell you that successful organic systems begin with understanding the farmer, the farmer’s resource base, and how the farmer will develop their organic system plan. This […]
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Legal Issues: Resources for Farmer Educators
Do you work with farmers? Do you teach farmer training classes? Would you like to incorporate farm law into your curriculum? Farm Law is important. That’s why The Land Connection and Farm Commons have put together legal issues resources covering six main areas of farm law. Each module includes curriculum, worksheets, PowerPoints and a video. […]
Food Safety
Insurance, Liability and Lawsuits, oh my! This module will tell you everything you need to know about food safety laws and how to protect yourself. Download the Curriculum Download the PowerPoint Food Safety Module: FSMA Video from Rachel Armstrong on Vimeo. See All Modules
Sales and Taxes
Nothing is certain in life except death and taxes. This module will make sure you know what taxes you need to be collecting on which products. Download the Curriculum Download the PowerPoint Sales Module: Sales Basics from Rachel Armstrong on Vimeo. Sales Module: CSA Video from Rachel Armstrong on Vimeo. See All Modules
On-Farm Events
Agritourism is hot! But is your farm zoned for it? This module will cover whether your farm can legally host events and what sort of insurance and policies you should have in place before inviting the public to visit. Download the Curriculum Download the PowerPoint Events Module: Events with Food Video from Rachel Armstrong on […]
Workers and Employees
There are plenty of laws that are only applicable to agricultural labor. This module will make sure you can assemble a checklist of legal issues to explore and paperwork to collect when hiring an employee, write a farm employee handbook and know what volunteer agreements really do. Download the Curriculum Download the PowerPoint Workers and […]