Making money on your farm patch

Workshop Description

Dreaming of purchasing land, going off-grid, becoming self-sufficient & turning it into a business? There's so much to benefit from in this lifestyle, but owning land comes with ongoing cost. Join farmer and entrepreneur Gamila MacRury to learn practical and achievable ways you could make your patch start to pay it's own way and even turning a profit? She'll take you through key questions to ask yourself, concepts you should research before choosing a path, weighing up your personal skills & resources, considering what suits your land & climate, what is happening in the industry around you, and you might even leave with some homework. This is a really insightful workshop & a must for anyone looking to start a self-sufficient life or turn a property or hobby into a business. This will be a hands/pens on workshop, where Gamila will guide people/businesses through the initial building blocks of their strategy. What we will work through: Who is in this business, what skills and strengths do they have, what are their gaps? What is the piece of land, what natural resources does it have available, what are its limits? What are the options for a viable business? Who is in the market? This will be brainstorming workshop, where the individual businesses will help each other work through some very classical business ideation and strategy templates. What you will need to bring: A reasonably solid idea about who is in your business, where it is located and what it is or could be? An open mind, a willingness to hear things that might hurt and an eagerness to want to succeed at becoming economically self-sufficient. A pen A notebook What you'll get: Several templates used for business ideation and strategy development The tools to help you critically access your situation and complete them accurately Passion and solid next steps to take your business forward. About Gamila: Gamila is an engineer with a graduate certificate in Agribusiness. She bought 12 acres in Beechworth as a 24 year and spent 10 years working full time out of Melbourne while establishing the farm. She has now been a full-time farmer since 2019. Email: info@gamila.com.au About Gamila: Gamila is an engineer with a graduate certificate in Agribusiness who has established a successful agricultural business - www.gamila.com.au. Purchasing 12 acres in Beechworth at 24 and spent 10 years working full time out of Melbourne while establishing the farm. She has now been a full-time farmer since 2019.