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2009 Teleseminar Schedule:

Thursday,  1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.  EST
October 1, 8, 15

NEW Evening Teleseminar!
Thursday, 8:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. EST
August  6, 13, 20

Price: Each teleseminar is $35, or three for $90.

	Teleseminar Time	Cow/Goat Shares 101 (Legal Aspects)	Cow/Goat Shares 102 (Operation & Marketing)	Cow/Goat Shares 103 (Operations/Legal)
August	8:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.	Aug. 6	Aug. 13	Aug. 20
October	1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.	Oct. 1	Oct. 8	Oct. 15

Method: When it’s time for the teleseminar, just pick up the phone and dial the long distance number and password you’ll get after you register.  You’ll need long distance access and a touch tone phone to participate.

Teleseminar Size: Teleseminars will have a minimum of 5 and maximum of 25 participants.

Curriculum:
Cow/Goat Shares 101 – Legal Aspects
Pete Kennedy, Esq. presents a legal overview of share operations and a discussion of the differences between the various types (cow/goat, herd or farm-shares).  (1 hour lecture and 30 minutes questions and answers)

Cow/Goat Shares 102 – Operations & Marketing
Beginners and experienced share operators will benefit from Tim Wightman’s advice, including important aspects to consider before starting, solutions to common problems and sure-fire ways to improve both quality and profitability.  (1 hour lecture and 30 minutes questions and answers)

Cow/Goat Shares 103 – Legal & Operations Forum
A lively forum hosted by Tim Wightman and Pete Kennedy, Esq. for getting your most important legal and operations questions answered. (1 ½ hour open question and answer forum)

Instructors:
Tim Wightman is a lifetime farmer and Interim President, Farm-to-Consumer Foundation and founding board member for the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund. He has pioneered CSAs, organic cooperatives, farmers’ markets, the cow-share program and the farm-share program while living in Northern Wisconsin. Tim now lives in Western Ohio and is currently operating a small raw milk dairy. Tim consults worldwide with dairy farmers on cow-shares, raw milk safety and direct marketing and is the author of the “Raw Milk Production Handbook”.

Pete Kennedy, Esq. is an attorney and Interim President, Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund and VP, Farm-to-Consumer Foundation. He works on dairy issues, particularly, the right of farmers to distribute raw milk and raw milk products direct to consumers. Each week, he helps farmer members of the Fund with cow or goat-share operation start-ups. He compiled the state raw milk laws and state raw milk summaries posted at www.realmilk.com. He is currently working with others to challenge the federal ban on the interstate shipment of raw milk for human consumption.

Register  or call 703-208-FARM (3276) Monday- Friday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Eastern. 
Immediately after registering, you’ll receive an email with the toll-free number and password you’ll need to participate in the classes.