Earn the most rigorous, only performance-based business credential in local farming with a program that is:
$ Established
$ Proven
$ Respected
✔ Pick the level you are starting from
✔ Earn SPIN credits (you might already have!)
✔ Be assigned a SPIN mentor
✔ Work your way up to SPIN certification
✔ Achieve higher levels of proficiency and revenue at your own pace
EARN while you LEARN !
CERTIFICATION PROGRAM OUTLINE
SPIN-Farming Levels of Achievement
$ Pro 1 (Basics concepts) – Novice ($500 average gross/week)
18 Credits
Covers:
✔ Design
✔ Production techniques
✔ Basic, low-cost infrastructure and gear
✔ Harvesting & prepping practices
✔ Safe farming practices
Graduation requirement: present the plan that generated $500 average gross/week in revenue- crops grown, unit amounts, sales channels, pricing, number of marketing weeks
Completion of this level signifies a novice farmer
$$ Pro 2 (includes 2.0 concepts) – Apprentice ($1,000 average gross/week)
21 Credits
Covers:
✔ Equipment investments
✔ Land base allocation
✔ Extended marketing period
Graduation requirement: present the plan that generated $1,000 average gross/week in revenue – crops grown, unit amounts, sales channels, pricing, number of marketing weeks
Completion of this level signifies an apprentice farmer
$$$ Pro 3 – Experienced ($2,000 average gross/week)
12 Credits
Covers:
✔ Work rate
✔ Cropping strategies
✔ Crop repertoire
✔ Extended marketing period
Graduation requirement: present the plan that generated $2,000 average gross/week in revenue – crops grown, unit amounts, sales channels, pricing, number of marketing weeks
Completion of this level signifies an experienced farmer
$$$$ Pro 4 – Expert ( $2,000+ average gross per week)
12 Credits
Covers:
✔ Maximized marketing period
✔ Season extension
✔ GAP compliance
Graduation requirement: present the plan that generated $2,000+ average gross/week in revenue – crops grown, unit amounts, sales channels, pricing, number of marketing weeks
Completion of this level signifies an expert farmer
For pricing and more details, email Roxanne Christensen