Workshop being offered to learn lean farming principles to boost production

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Join us for an engaging 90 minutes with Ben Hartman, author of The Lean Farm and The Lean Farm Guide to Growing Vegetables. In this workshop, Ben will explain how he and his wife use five principles from lean production to successfully steer their farm through the pandemic.

He will also explain the origins of the lean system in Japan, and why lean ideas can give a powerful boost to food producers of any size and type during this time. This workshop is especially relevant to market growers, but the concepts apply to any size and type of farm and all are welcome to attend.

Offered at no charge thanks to a grant from USDA – AMS and USDA AgrAbility.

MARCH 29, 2021
10:-00 – 11:30 PST
Four 30-minute private consultations available at no charge

REGISTER HERE or see the URL below for more information.
Consult appointments will be assigned in advance on a first come, first served basis, and will occur on the date of the workshop. To reserve an appointment or for other information, email emerson@nwaccessfund.org.

Ben Hartman is the author of The Lean Farm (Chelsea Green, 2016), winner of the prestigious Shingo Institute Research and Professional Publication Award. In 2017, Ben was named one of fifty emerging green leaders in the United States by Grist, and published a companion guide to The Lean Farm titled The Lean Farm Guide to Growing Vegetables. Ben and his wife, Rachel Hershberger, own and operate Clay Bottom Farm in Goshen, Indiana, where they make their living growing specialty crops on less than one acre. Ben has developed an online course in lean farming, which can be found at claybottomfarm.com, and is a senior consultant for USAID on agricultural projects.