Pick and choose from our webinar series!
Your small farm is always growing and changing and the Cultivating Success™ team wants to help you succeed along the way. We are offering a free, lunchtime webinar series to help you learn new skills and build upon old ones. Webinars are offered via a video conferencing platform that you can access from your personal computer or phone (computer access will be preferable in order to view content and live demos). To register for a live webinar or to watch one that is recorded, click on the link to each webinar. All webinars are recorded and linked on our website within one week of its live event for you to view at your leisure.
COVID-19 Webinars
Best Practices for Community Gardens During COVID-19
Stephanie Smith, Washington State University
Best Practices for Farm Deliveries, Pick-up & CSA During COVID-19
Stephanie Smith, Washington State University
Best Practices for Farmers Markets & Farm Stands During COVID-19
Faith Critzer, Washington State University
How to Support Small Farms & Local Food
Hosted by University of Idaho Extension & Rural Roots as part of the Sustainable Ag Speaker Series
Kootenai County: How to Eat Local & Support Small Farms During COVID-19
Hosted by University of Idaho Extension
Local Food System Businesses: Beyond COVID-19
Ken Hart, University of Idaho
Cultivate safely! Find more resources related to COVID-19 here.
Financing and Mentorship
Access to Capital
Marci Miller, Rural Roots, Inc.
Jessica McAleese, Swift River Farm
Kate Painter, University of Idaho Extension
Farmer Mentor Training: An Introduction
Diane Green, Greentree Naturals, Sandpoint, ID
Melissa Lines, SkyLines Farm, Harvard, ID
Colette DePhelps, University of Idaho Extension
Quicken vs. QuickBooks: Recordkeeping 101
Ashlee Westerhold, University of Idaho Extension
Financial Fitness for Farmers: Part 1
Balance Sheets
Kate Painter, University of Idaho Extension
Financial Fitness for Farmers: Part 2
Income Statements
Kate Painter, University of Idaho Extension
Financial Fitness for Farmers: Part 3
Enterprise Budgets
Kate Painter, University of Idaho Extension
Financial Fitness for Farmers: Part 4
Cash Flow Budgets
Kate Painter, University of Idaho Extension
Land Access
Idaho Farm Link
Marci Miller, Rural Roots, Inc.
Colette DePhelps, University of Idaho Extension
Watch the recording!
Land Access
Colette DePhelps, University of Idaho Extension
Marci Miller, Rural Roots, Inc.
Direct Marketing
Capturing Consumer Demand for Local Food
Colette DePhelps, University of Idaho Extension
Watch the recording!
Direct Marketing
Jennifer Werlin, University of Idaho Extension
Direct Marketing in a New Food Reality: how understanding the way we eat now creates opportunities for local food-based entrepreneurship
Ariel Agenbroad, University of Idaho Extension
Getting Started with CSA
Ariel Agenbroad, University of Idaho Extension
Watch the recording!
Marketing Your Products Online
Kathleen Painter, University of Idaho Extension
Watch the recording!
Selling to Retail Grocers and Restaurants in Idaho
Colette DePhelps, University of Idaho Extension
Selling Your Products on Etsy
Kate Painter, University of Idaho Extension
On-Farm Food Safety
Compost Happens: Managing Food Safety Risks in Biological Soil Amendments
Ariel Agenbroad, University of Idaho Extension
Farm Worker Health & Hygiene
Stephanie Smith, PhD, Washington State University
Fresh Produce and Pathogenic Microbiology
Stephanie Smith, PhD, Washington State University
Fundamentals of Produce Safety: Part 1
Stephanie Smith, Washington State University
Fundamentals of Produce Safety: Part 2
Stephanie Smith, Washington State University
Packaging Economics and Food Safety Solutions for Direct Marketing of Produce
Ariel Agenbroad, University of Idaho Extension
Ready to Grow: An Introduction to the FSMA Produce Safety Rule for Small Farmers
Ariel Agenbroad, University of Idaho Extension
Sustainable Production
Assessing Beneficial Insect Habitat on Your Farm
Ariel Agenbroad, University of Idaho Extension
Watch the recording!
Backyard Poultry Production
Kate Painter, University of Idaho Extension
Cover Crops for Idaho Small Farms
Lauren Golden, University of Idaho Extension
Funding for Farmers
Lauren Golden and Colette DePhelps, University of Idaho Extension
Watch the recording!
Idaho Irrigation Water Rights and Access
Karie Boone, University of Idaho Extension
Introduction to Beekeeping
Jennifer Werlin, University of Idaho Extension
Soil Health and Cover Crops
Lauren Golden, University of Idaho Extension
Watch the recording!
Taking Eggs to Market: Safe Egg Handling & Delivery
Colette DePhelps, University of Idaho Extension
Value-Added Enterprises
Adding Value to Your Wool for the Fiber Artist Market
Kathleen Painter, University of Idaho Extension
Intro to Preventative Controls for Human Food
Stephanie Smith, Washington State University
Introduction to Starting a Value-added Food Business
Jennifer Werlin, University of Idaho Extension
Make a Food Safety Plan! Preventative Controls for Human Health
Jang Ho Kim, University of Idaho Extension
New Enterprises for 2019: How to Identify and Evaluate Opportunities
Ken Hart, University of Idaho Extension
Ready to Eat: Introduction to the Preventative Controls for Human Food for Small Farmers
Stephanie Smith, PhD, Washington State University
Starting Out Right: Food Safety for Safe and Wholesome Foods
Jang Ho Kim, University of Idaho Extension
What are Good Manufacturing Practices?
Josh Bevan, University of Idaho
Idaho Cultivating Success™ programming is offered by:
Funding provided by: USDA-NIFA-BFR-004835
