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STAG VETS- SUSTAINABLE FARM MASTERY: FROM SOIL TO MARKET

STAG VETS INC WILL TEACH PARTICIPATING FARMERS FROM GEORGIA CONSERVATION TECHNIQUES THAT ARE CLIMATE SMART

STAG VETS SUSTAINABLE FARMING INSTITUTE: ONE SOLUTION TO ASSIST SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMERS OBTAIN A SUSTAINABLE FARM IS TO HAVE THEM SELL DIRECTLY FROM THE FARM. THERE ARE SEVERAL SYSTEMS THAT CAN BE ESTABLISHED: A CURB MARKET ON THE FARM, CSA’S (COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE), SOCIAL MEDIA, AND INTERNET. HOWEVER, IT IS IMPERATIVE, THAT THE FARMERS, RANCHERS, AND VETERANS BE EDUCATED, AND TRAINED, ON THESE NEW WAYS TO OPERATE. TO REACH THIS LEVEL OF SUCCESS, IT IS NECESSARY THAT THE FARM OPERATION BECOME SUSTAINABLE. THIS REQUIRES THAT IT START ON A FIRM BASE AND BEGAN THE PROCESS WITH THE SUBJECTS THAT ARE OUTLINED IN THE “THE SUSTAINABLE FARMING INSTITUTE”. THE CURRICULUM FOR THE INSTITUTES INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS: 1. GETTING STARTED (HEIR PROPERTY, USDA PROGRAMS, BUSINESS FORMATION, AND COLLECTING PAYMENTS FROM CONSUMERS); 2. PROTECTIONS (PRODUCT LIABILITY INSURANCE, GAP CERTIFICATION, BIOSECURITY ON THEIR FARMS); 3. PRODUCTION (TRADITIONAL GARDENING, AEROPONICS/HYDROPONICS, INTENSIVE GROWING SYSTEMS, ANIMALS), VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTION; 4. MARKETING (BRANDING, ADVERTISING, SELLING, PACKAGING, SETTING UP CURB MARKETS AND CSA’S).