‘Farming the Web: Managing the Gateway to Your Local Farm Business’ Workshop – Rescheduled to 3/17

‘Farming the Web: Managing the Gateway to Your Local Farm Business’ Workshop – Rescheduled to 3/17

Build your brand, shape your farm website, and use social media and online sales to grow your markets.

With phonebooks nearly obsolete, most potential customers use google to learn about your farm. Will you be there? Learn how to maintain an effective web presence and to communicate with customers successfully & efficiently. Then, grab your laptop as we build and groom the virtual gateways to your farm with guidance from Ash & in camaraderie with other farm folk. Already have some existing web or brand infrastructure? Come learn to use it more effectively!

The workshop will last 9:00am – 12:30pm, with a 30 minute break for lunch, and then we will work together to develop a NI local food marketing campaign in the afternoon (1-3PM).

Attendance Limit: Register! Please reserve your seat ASAP! Farm partners & friends welcome; attendance capped to 15 farms for robust 1:1 assistance with hands-on projects.

$10.00 per person to help cover lunch.

Ash Bruxvoort is a digital marketing expert for farm businesses and food hubs. She holds a BA in English and Certificates in Nonprofit Management and Philanthropy Communication from the University of Iowa. Ash has worked with many Iowa farm businesses, organizations, and publications.

Part of North Iowa Local Food Connection programing, funded by a USDA Beginning Farmer Rancher Development Grant in partnership with Practical Farmers of Iowa.