What kind of training does Hazon provide?
Hazon’s staff assists first year sites in all start-up procedures, including negotiating prices and contracts with farmers, creating a site-specific marketing timeline, creating an effective member database, developing a strong core group of volunteers, and setting up/managing a distribution site. After the Food Conference, the staff is available via email and phone for questions. Hazon staff conduct monthly phone conference training calls covering a variety of topics related to running your Hazon CSA as well as continuing education calls related to Jews, Food and Contemporary issues. These conference calls allow networking among sites, with best practices and ideas being shared by site coordinators and core group members. Throughout the season, Hazon’s support includes a substantive weekly article for the newsletter, continued support and troubleshooting via email and phone, and assistance in creating an evaluative survey for members.
