Nicole DelCogliano: Holistic Goal Setting USB/CD

Holistic goal setting can help set you on the path to farm success. This is a proven tool born out of Holistic Management for sustainable farm management used by new and existing farmers to ensure that farmer values and goals are articulated and that there is a road map to achieve them. You will learn what Whole Farm Planning is, why it is central to successful farms, how it promotes farm sustainability and how to use it to increase the success of your farm. You will also learn how to use the Holistic Goal in whole farm planning to develop an effective framework for decision-making that reflects your personal values, goals and life vision. Farm Start Up resources will be provided to help new farmers get on the path to launching a farm business.

Nicole DelCogliano has owned and operated Green Toe Ground farm since 2001 in western North Carolina. She and her husband farm biodynamic vegetables and sell into the Asheville market. She is the Farmer Programs Coordinator with the Organic Growers School, running their year-long farmer training program, Farm Beginnings.

1 hour, 4 minutes (23.3 MB). Delivered on custom USB, or on a CD.

Recorded at the 2018 Acres U.S.A. Conference, Louisville, Kentucky, Dec. 4-7, 2018.