The Business of Growing Christmas Trees [January workshop]

Managing the Christmas Tree Business

Part of the Workshop Series: The Business of Growing Christmas Trees - from Site Selection to Sales

Join us for a workshop on Christmas tree business management. Topics covered will include bookkeeping, financial statements, budgeting, inventories, capital gains, and other tax issues. This will be an open discussion with a question-and-answer session, so please bring any questions you have and feel free to share your own experiences.  This class will be offered as a hybrid in-person and on-line event. The workshop will take place at The Rocks Estate, Forest Society North, 113 Glessner Road, Bethlehem, NH and on-line.  On-line participants will receive the meeting password prior to the workshop.

Instructors:

• Nigel Manley, Christmas tree grower at South Farm
• Kendall Kunelius, Extension Field Specialist, Agricultural Business Management, UNH Cooperative Extension
• Jim Frohn, Grafton County Forester, UNH Cooperative Extension
• Michelle McVetty, Certified Public Accountant / Kristen Daisey, Certified Public Accountant

This is the third workshop in a series on The Business of Growing Christmas Trees – From Site Selection to Sales. The fourth and final session being planned for April 2025 is "Site selection and soil testing, site preparation, planting, weed control, fertilizing".

Attendees are welcome to participate in any or all of the workshops offered in this series. While each workshop stands alone, they are designed to be most effective when attended in their entirety.

Registration for this workshop is due January 23.  There is a $30 per person registration fee for this event.*  

Registration Link: https://bit.ly/Trees-Info3-25

*A fee is charged for this Extension program to cover costs. A limited number of scholarships are available to individuals unable to pay.

If you need an accommodation to participate in our programming, please contact Jim Frohn, jim.frohn@unh.edu, 603-787-6944 prior to the event. Given ample time, we will make any reasonable effort to meet your needs, including language access services if requested, which will be provided free of charge.

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