Managing a farm at the right scale is essential to finding your place within the broader network of Massachusetts growers. If you’re considering expanding your operation— or questioning whether scaling up is the right move— join us for a day-long workshop grounded in practical experience, reflection, and peer learning.
Hosted at Upswing Farm, this workshop will explore the real-world decisions that shape a farm’s growth over time. We’ll learn from Upswing’s journey on the land: how they’ve approached soil stewardship in a certified-organic system, their approach to infrastructure and equipment, and strategic choices they’ve made to support long-term viability. Through a mix of tours, discussions and on-farm demonstrations, participants will engage with both the opportunities and trade-offs that come with operating at different scales.
We’ll dig into both the day-to-day realities and the bigger-picture considerations of scaling a certified organic farm, from crew management and workflow logistics, to financial planning and risk, all within the framework of organic certification requirements.
