In This Issue
Did You Know?
The Highlighted Farmer Resource is AGPLAN. The Agricultural, Fisheries and Small Business Planning Website, which helps rural business owners develop business plans free of charge.
Hello,
This fall offers many ways
for you to participate in our work and help strengthen farming in the
Northeast. Read on for details.
Thanks for your interest
in our work.
Dorothy Suput, Founder and
Executive Director
Expanding the Reach of The Strolling of the Heifers Microloan Fund for New England Farmers
Saxophonist Paul Winter
and his ensemble, the Paul
Winter Consort, 
will appear in two benefit concerts on September 11th and
12th, in Brattleboro and Pittsfield, to support the expansion of the
Microloan Fund for New England Farmers. Read
More.
Brown Bag: Lesson Learned from the Microloan Fund for New England Farmers
We
are hosting a conference call to discuss the lessons learned from
administering the Microloan Fund. If a similar program could be helpful
in your area, you want to know how the program operates, or have
feedback about our work, please join us. The call is scheduled for noon
on Friday, October 2. Learn
More
Farmers’ Workshop: Is the Microloan Fund Right for My Farm?
If you are
asking yourself if credit is right for your business, or if you
want to find out more about the Microloan
Fund for New England Farmers, as well as other financing and
business planning resources, please join us November 4 in the
conference room at the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural
Resources in Amherst, MA. Read
More. (Photo credit: E. Ferry.)
Strolling of the Heifers Microloan Fund for New England Farmers Application Deadline: Friday, November 27, 2009
We are pleased to announce that the Strolling of the Heifers Microloan Fund for New England Farmers will be accepting applications through November 27, 2009 for loans of $10,000 or less. Applicants must live in one of the four counties of Western Massachusetts or in Vermont, and must prequalify. Learn More.
Farmer Resources
Need help pulling together the documents for your loan application, putting together a business plan, or deciding if credit makes sense for your business? Please check out the business planning and financial management resources on our website to Learn More.
