Come to our workshop with Marcus Link of New Foundation Farms & Bob Mehew of Apricot Centre Friday 11th October 2024
Venue: Triodos Bank, Deanery Road, Bristol, BS1 5AS What3Words address: tall.steps.trades.
Timing: 10am – 4.30pm ( Lunch is included)
Costs: Ticket: BD Land Trust member / non-member Early Bird: £20 / £40
Full price £25 / £45
Booking: Please book your place via Eventbrite here
Or email info@biodynamiclandtrust.org.uk or Tel 07870 535912
Do your financial systems reflect the type of farming you do?
Is your financial ecosystem meeting the diversity of your farm and needs for transparency?
Would you like to enable and enliven your farm with a more resilient and transparent accounting system?
Join us for a day workshop with lunch and refreshments at Triodos Bank in Bristol. Triodos agriculture lead will share support systems for agriculture from
the bank.
Workshop Sessions led by Marcus Link co-founder and Co-CEO of New Foundation Farms, joined by colleague Edmund Suntcliffe & from the Apricot Centre, Bob Mehew, finance, business and project delivery specialist and permaculture practitioner.
Marcus, Edmund and Bob, experts in their field, will present their development of farm-based multi-enterprise models and showcase the systems they have developed that deliver significant ecological, social and financial health and reflect the ecology of an agroecological farm organisation. This workshop will be practical, including insights into a comprehensive
design exercise to create a farm-based business model that works for you and your context.
Bring your challenges and questions to get the answers you need.
Programme
10.00 – Arrival -Tea and coffee
10.30 – Welcome and overview from Director Gabriel Kaye and Agriculture Services: Triodos Team
11.00 – Session 1: Design exercise and implementation plan by New Foundation Farms
12.45 – Lunch
14.00 – Session 2: Methodology of creating effective business plans and cash flow forecasts, with templates – Bob Mehew
15.45 – 16.30 – Q&A, panel, testing the models & closing remarks