A Growing Farmers Workshop SeriesSuccess with Strawberries:
Learn the proven 4 step system for feeding your community, selling out consistently, and producing premium berries
FREE 3-Day Workshop
Success with Strawberries:
Learn the proven 4 step system for feeding your community, selling out consistently, and producing premium berries
Ever wondered if you could...
- Increase your strawberry yield
- Produce better-tasting strawberries
- Charge more than your competitors
- And STILL sell out every strawberry season?
Well, we wondered the same thing.
At our Farm on Central, strawberries are one of our most important crops.
Those few weeks of strawberry picking generate 20% of our annual profit. In 2023 alone, we welcomed over 3,000 strawberry pickers to our farm!
But it didn't start this way.
We came this far through years of trial and error, as we constantly pushed for ways to improve our farming system.
And, not to brag too much, but we've gotten really, really good at growing strawberries, and now they drive our entire farm sales systems.
Now we want to share our 16 years of experience growing and profiting from strawberries with you!
A quick sneak-peek into what you'll be learning...
- When to buy tips, plants, or plugs for your strawberry beds
- Best practices for covering your strawberry beds during the winter
- Leveraging different varieties to extend your season up to 8 weeks!
- Tips for managing your harvest and developing a smoothly-run U-pick operation
- How to bring in new U-pick customers through social media
- Upsells we've used to increase margin up to $72 per plant!!
Your host, Michael Kilpatrick, has been farming for almost 20 years. His passion is equipping farmers with the tools and systems they need to thrive!
He offers educational resources through his podcast, virtual summits, and the Small Farm University. He also runs his own farm operation at the Farm on Central where a big focus of the farm is, you guessed it, strawberries!
Make sure you mark your calendar!
Is this strawberry cultivation workshop really free?
Yep, it is totally free. Just sign up and you're in! In full transparency, after the workshop, there will be a paid opportunity to go deeper on this amazing education if you so desire. We also assure you that your email address will never be sold, and you can unsubscribe at any time.
When does the workshop start?
The workshop starts on the following Monday after you sign up.
Will the workshop videos be held live?
No, the videos are prerecorded so you can watch them at your leisure each day throughout the workshop.
How do I know this workshop is for me?
If you grow strawberries (or want to start growing them) then it's for you - whether you're a homesteader, a hobby farmer, a farming family, or the owner of a large-scale operation.
Will your method work in my area?
Strawberries have been grown in all 50 states! Outside of the Ohio (where we're located), we have also seen success in Florida, Texas, Mississippi, and more.
What people say about our workshops & classes.
We're so excited to help you discover the best ways
to improve your strawberry cultivation!
- The differences between the three main strawberry growing systems, and which one best fits your farm, garden, or homestead
- An analysis of the potential profit margins in strawberry farming and how to make the numbers work for you
- How we consistently charge double our local competition and sell out
- Gaining insights into running a successful and safe u-pick operation (over 3000 happy visitors were welcomed to our farm this year)
- The four-part system we've developed and refined over the years to consistently achieve success with this crop
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P.S. If this is your first time here, welcome to Growing Farmers! We help farmers get the training and resources they need to thrive.
Our family also runs the Farm on Central, a small farming operation in Carlisle, Ohio. Strawberries are one of our biggest crops (and easily one of the most tasty!)
Whether you're just getting started with strawberries or you're a veteran strawberry farmer, we're glad you're here :)