Cooperative Farmer Purchasing Webinar: March 24

[Angela D.]

Sharing an upcoming offering by Faith Gilbert, who has been running an incredibly successful Cooperative Purchasing Program with farmers in the Hudson Valley. The goal is to share the model so that it can be replicated in other regions.

Please forward to folks in your network!!

Angela

In this live webinar, the Hudson Valley Farm Bulk Order Program will report on its successes in creating a low-cost, high-return cooperative purchasing program. Join us as Faith Gilbert shares organizing tools and lessons learned to support replication in other farm communities.

About the Hudson Valley Farm Bulk Order Program

The Hudson Valley Farm Bulk Order is a new cost-savings program in its second year.  The program is organized by Faith Gilbert and fiscally sponsored by Good Food Farmers Network.  In its second year, the program serves 62 farms, purchases $175,000 in supplies annually, and distributes nearly $40,000 in discounts, while retaining an additional $9,000 within the Hudson Valley farming community.  Information can be found at www.hvfarmbulkorder.com.

In This Webinar

• Introduction to the Hudson Valley Farm Bulk Order

• Starting a bulk order program: Key ingredients for success, resources needed, feasibility metrics, and organizing process

• Running a bulk order program: Organizer’s calendar, efficiency tips, and lessons learned

• Access to suite of organizing tools and templates 

This webinar is hosted by Cornell Cooperative Extension and funded by Northeast Sustainable Research and Education (NESARE).  The Hudson Valley Farm Bulk Order’s pilot year was funded by a NESARE Farmer Grant, #FNE20-953.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER