WSU Extension’s Regional Small Farms Program is offering a course series titled, “Cultivating Success: Agricultural Entrepreneurship and Farm Business Planning.”

This course is designed for people exploring farming as a career, for beginning farmers with new businesses, farmers with existing businesses, and value-added food producers.

Sponsors of the course are Craft3 and the North Olympic Development Center.

The course begins on Wednesday, Oct. 10 and runs every Wednesday until Dec. 19, from 6-8:30 p.m. located in the WSU Extension Classroom, Kively Center, 97 Oak Bay Road, Port Hadlock.

Please check the registration website for detailed information.

A unique combination of guest speakers, in-class discussion, assignments, and a field trip, this course dives into the business side of running a farm, from sales and marketing to financial management.

Each week, participants will be expected to progressively develop their plan and at the end of the course, they will have the core elements of a business plan to guide their farm forward.

Weekly topics include licensing and permitting, market analysis and branding, farm operations, accounting and bookkeeping, finances and taxes, and more.

The cost of the series is $260 per farm. Pre-registration is required. To register, visit agent18.brownpapertickets.com.

For more information about the event, visit jefferson.wsu.edu or contact course coordinator Kellie Henwood at kellie.henwood@wsu.edu or call 360-379-5610 ext. 201.