Description: Join the Michigan Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP) for a spring webinar series designed to strengthen the business, planning, and production foundations of your organic farm. Learn directly from experienced farmers and educators in these focused, one‑hour online sessions—all created with organic producers in mind.

When: Thursday, March 19th from 12:00 - 1:00pm

Where: Virtual (Zoom)

Registration: Free. Click here to register.

Audience: Adults

Description: Join the Michigan Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP) for a spring webinar series designed to strengthen the business, planning, and production foundations of your organic farm. Learn directly from experienced farmers and educators in these focused, one‑hour online sessions—all created with organic producers in mind.

Contact Sam Wallace for questions.

When: Thursday, March 26th from 12:00 - 1:00pm

Where: Virtual (Zoom)

Registration: Free. Click here to register.

Audience: Adults

Description: Join Michigan's TOPP Technicians for monthly drop-in office hours to chat about all things organic farming.

Topics we may cover include organic production techniques such as cultivation methods, crop rotation, variety selection, and integrated pest management. We will also discuss input sourcing, including where to find NOP-approved inputs, and explore cost-share opportunities like certification cost share programs and NRCS EQIP organic practices. Participants will learn about different record-keeping options, including templates, software, and spreadsheets, as well as strategies for identifying and connecting with organic markets. Additional topics include choosing an organic certifier, understanding the certification process, and other helpful resources to support a successful transition to organic production.

Contact Sam Wallace for questions.

When: Wednesday, April 1st from 12:00 - 1:00pm

Where: Virtual (Zoom)

Registration: Free. Click here for the Zoom link and more information.

Audience: Adults

Description: Join the Michigan Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP) for a spring webinar series designed to strengthen the business, planning, and production foundations of your organic farm. Learn directly from experienced farmers and educators in these focused, one‑hour online sessions—all created with organic producers in mind.

Contact Sam Wallace for questions.

When: Thursday, April 2nd from 12:00 - 1:00pm

Where: Virtual (Zoom)

Registration: Free. Click here to register.

Audience: Adults

Description: Join the Michigan Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP) for a spring webinar series designed to strengthen the business, planning, and production foundations of your organic farm. Learn directly from experienced farmers and educators in these focused, one‑hour online sessions—all created with organic producers in mind.

Contact Sam Wallace for questions.

When: Thursday, April 9th from 12:00 - 1:00pm

Where: Virtual (Zoom)

Registration: Free. Click here to register.

Audience: Adults

Description: Join Michigan's TOPP Technicians for monthly drop-in office hours to chat about all things organic farming.

Topics we may cover include organic production techniques such as cultivation methods, crop rotation, variety selection, and integrated pest management. We will also discuss input sourcing, including where to find NOP-approved inputs, and explore cost-share opportunities like certification cost share programs and NRCS EQIP organic practices. Participants will learn about different record-keeping options, including templates, software, and spreadsheets, as well as strategies for identifying and connecting with organic markets. Additional topics include choosing an organic certifier, understanding the certification process, and other helpful resources to support a successful transition to organic production.

Contact Sam Wallace for questions.

When: Wednesday, May 6th from 12:00 - 1:00pm

Where: Virtual (Zoom)

Registration: Free. Click here for the Zoom link and more information.

Audience: Adults

Description: Join Michigan's TOPP Technicians for monthly drop-in office hours to chat about all things organic farming.

Topics we may cover include organic production techniques such as cultivation methods, crop rotation, variety selection, and integrated pest management. We will also discuss input sourcing, including where to find NOP-approved inputs, and explore cost-share opportunities like certification cost share programs and NRCS EQIP organic practices. Participants will learn about different record-keeping options, including templates, software, and spreadsheets, as well as strategies for identifying and connecting with organic markets. Additional topics include choosing an organic certifier, understanding the certification process, and other helpful resources to support a successful transition to organic production.

Contact Sam Wallace for questions.

When: Wednesday, June 3rd from 12:00 - 1:00pm

Where: Virtual (Zoom)

Registration: Free. Click here for the Zoom link and more information.

Audience: Adults

Description: This webinar equips farm educators and agricultural professionals with a clear, real‑world understanding of how organic certification works on urban farms such as Earthworks. Learn about certification requirements, practices, records, inspection processes, and the challenges specific to urban production.

We will also explore when certification does or doesn’t make sense for urban growers and share lessons from urban farmer mentees who have navigated the process—from motivations to barriers to unexpected benefits.

Contact Sam Wallace for questions.

When: Thursday, July 16th from 12:00 - 1:00pm

Where: Virtual (Zoom)

Registration: Free. Click here to register.

Audience: Adults

Description: Join fellow farm educators and ag professionals for this TOPP webinar on how research, outreach, and education can better center farmer knowledge. We’ll begin with a series of quick, highly practical lightning talks from five educators explaining how they elevate farmer wisdom through webinars, field days, working groups, research collaboration, and mentorship.

The second half of the session will feature interactive discussions and breakout conversations, giving participants space to share their own approaches and identify realistic, actionable strategies for strengthening farmer‑centered education in their work.

Contact Sam Wallace for questions.

When: Thursday, July 23rd from 12:00 - 1:00pm

Where: Virtual (Zoom)

Registration: Free. Click here to register.

Audience: Adults

Description: This interactive session digs into how farmers evaluate the return on investment of organic certification—financially, culturally, and in their markets. We’ll explore how producers think through the costs of certification compared to building trust “organically,” through transparency, consistency, and community relationships.

Contact Sam Wallace for questions.

When: Thursday, July 30th from 12:00 - 1:00pm

Where: Virtual (Zoom).

Registration: Free. Click here to register.

Audience: Adults