Education
Everything you need to build a stronger, more resilient farm, ranch, or fishing business, offered in English and Spanish. Join an instructor-led course, or learn at your own pace in our resource library.
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Educational Courses
Cohort-based programs in English and Spanish, taught alongside peers over several weeks, often including graduates as guest instructors.
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Self-Paced Resources
Guides, tools, and multi-media lessons organized into Learning Centers you can work through from start to finish.Button: Browse the Resource Library
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Courses
Business Education
Our courses support program services by ensuring that knowledge informs decisions; for example, the best uses of loan capital or key questions to ask when negotiating a land lease. Plus, any course fees that we charge are typically refunded when you successfully complete a course.
Multilingual Capabilities
Our staff and consultants manage programs that are presented in Spanish and English to create supportive learning environments.
In-depth Learning
We help people understand the connections between people, assets, and activities in their businesses and how those factors impact their success.
Incentives
Farmers, ranchers, and fishers who complete our courses become eligible for discounts on FarmLink loans and get access to free one-on-one advising.
Course Offerings
The Resilerator™
Create long-term business resilience, sustainable profits, and responsible practices.
in English
Link to relevant course
El Resilerador™
Desarrolle estrategias de resiliencia empresarial y creación de riqueza mientras aprende de otros agricultores.
en español
Link to relevant course
The Employment Resilerator
Go beyond legal compliance and towards creating a positive and respectful work environment.
in English
Link to relevant course
El Resilerador Laboral
Vaya más allá del cumplimiento legal y avance hacia la creación de un entorno laboral positivo y respetuoso.
en español
Link to relevant course
Bookkeeping in Practice
Learn how to set up or clean up farm, ranch, or fishing business bookkeeping systems and track assets.
in English
Link to relevant course
Evaluating & Supporting Clients
For business advisors who want to help small farmers and fishers grow successful businesses.
in English
Link to relevant course
Growing on Solid Ground
Get tools, knowledge, and connections to take the next step toward good land tenure in the San Diego region.
in English & español
Link to relevant course
The Resilerator™
Create long-term business resilience, sustainable profits, and responsible practices.
in English
Link to relevant course
El Resilerador™
Desarrolle estrategias de resiliencia empresarial y creación de riqueza mientras aprende de otros agricultores.
en español
Link to relevant course
The Employment Resilerator
Go beyond legal compliance and towards creating a positive and respectful work environment.
in English
Link to relevant course
El Resilerador Laboral
Vaya más allá del cumplimiento legal y avance hacia la creación de un entorno laboral positivo y respetuoso.
en español
Link to relevant course
Growing on Solid Ground
Get tools, knowledge, and connections to take the next step toward good land tenure in the San Diego region.
in English & español
Link to relevant course
Bookkeeping in Practice
Learn how to set up or clean up farm, ranch, or fishing business bookkeeping systems and track assets.
in English
Link to relevant course
Evaluating & Supporting Clients
For business advisors who want to help small farmers and fishers grow successful businesses.
in English
Link to relevant course
Learning Centers
The inter-related, multi-media Learning Centers contain introductory, intermediate, and advanced materials designed to help people understand and implement best practices for their businesses.
