PORTLAND — The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association is accepting applications for its Farm Beginnings whole-farm business planning course through Oct. 1.

MOFGA Farm Beginnings is a sequence of intensive workshops designed to guide new farmers through the process of articulating a clear farm vision, establishing realistic goals and measures, and enacting a holistic plan to achieve a fulfilling and sustainable farm business.

The course is built around a series of seven, six-hour sessions on Sundays from October through March, plus a two-day “Farm Smarter, Not Harder” session with Richard Wiswall, organic farmer and author of “The Organic Farmer’s Business Handbook.” Additionally, a number of shorter workshops are held in January at the Maine Agricultural Trades Show in Augusta.

The Farm Beginnings course will be offered at MOFGA’s Common Ground Education Center in Unity and at The Resilience Hub in Portland. Registration is limited to 15 farms per meeting site, and participants should have at least one year of production data to draw upon prior to enrollment.

Course tuition is $750 per farm. Numerous scholarships are available. For more information, including the course schedule and application, go to http://tiny.cc/MOFGA-farmbeginnings, or contact Daniel MacPhee, MOFGA educational programs director, P.O. Box 170, Unity, ME 04988; 207-568-4142; [email protected].