Stop guessing and start getting answers. This toolkit includes 65+ ready-to-use questions and word-for-word phone scripts to help you call counties, zoning offices, and lenders with confidence. Learn exactly what to ask about tiny homes, RV living, off-grid setups, livestock, ADUs, setbacks, easements, land loans, construction loans, USDA, FHA, VA, conventional financing, and down payment assistance programs—before you buy land or apply for a loan.

Learn how to turn a backyard/small growing space into a productive no-dig food system using practical, beginner-friendly methods. Inside this mini course, you’ll learn garden setup, bed planning, compost systems, succession planting, high-profit crop ideas, and simple strategies for growing large amounts of food in small spaces. Whether your goal is food security, homesteading skills, or creating extra income, this class will help you start building real growing experience right where you are.

Learn to build your own farm business plan from the ground up. This self-paced course teaches aspiring farmers how to evaluate business viability, estimate startup costs, create financial projections, and develop a roadmap for profitability. Learn: ✓ How to determine if your farm idea is viable ✓ Revenue and expense ✓ Budgeting ✓ Cash flow planning ✓ USDA business plan basics ✓ Common mistakes beginning farmers make Includes: ✓ Video lessons ✓ Worksheets ✓ Templates ✓ Sample business plans

Ready to fund your farm but not sure where to start? This course walks you through the financing options available to beginning farmers, including FSA loans, microloans, grants, and alternative funding sources. You’ll learn how to document experience, build financial statements, create enterprise budgets, prepare cash flow projections, and assemble a lender-ready loan package. Leave with the tools and confidence to take the next step toward funding your farm business.