HMI completed the 2 module of our Whole Farm Business Planning Series with 25 participants involved with the Los de Mora Local Growers Cooperative near Mora, New Mexico in the middle of March. The focus of this session was on financial planning—particularly gross profit analysis, enterprise investment analysis, determining net worth, and mapping out a cash forecast.
Holistic Management Certified Educators, Ann Adams and Cindy Dvergsten were the instructors for this module. Evaluation of this session showed that participants experienced a significant knowledge increase in identifying logjams and how to create a profit, as well as how to prioritize and cut expenses.
Our thanks to the Thornburg Foundation for their grant in support of this series and to Farm Credit and Rocky Mountain Farmers Union for their support of the Financial Planning Module.