KAIZEN IN CONDUCTION OF ANNIE’S PROJECT

Proposed by: Jenny Carleo

Presenters: Carleo, J., Agricultural Agent, Rutgers NJAES Cooperative Extension, Cape May Court House, NJ 08210
Brumfield, R. G., Extension Specialist in Farm Business Management, Rutgers NJAES Cooperative Extension, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Matthews, J., Project Coordinator, Rutgers NJAES Cooperative Extension, Cape May Court House, NJ 08210
Melendez, M., Senior Program Coordinator, Rutgers NJAES Cooperative Extension, Trenton, NJ 08648
O'Neill, B., Extension Specialist in Financial Resource Management, Rutgers NJAES Cooperative Extension, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Polanin, N., Agricultural Agent, Rutgers NJAES Cooperative Extension, Bridgewater, NJ 08807

After receiving two small grants in 2010 to begin conducting Annie’s Project New Jersey, the team has learned a lot along the way. Over 200 women have participated in a variety of Annie’s Project New Jersey programs. We continuously review our practices in order to improve each offering of classes. In the interest of preventing other Annie’s Project educators from playing the part of the “Monday morning quarterback” we will discuss the improvements that we have learned to make based on our prior actions. From improving the efficacy of assigning homework, to teaching social networking, to better facilitating discussions and more; we have made significant progress over the past 3 years. Teaching an all-women’s farm risk management course was new to everyone on our team at first. It is not a simple modification of teaching our traditional mixed audience. Women have their own specific educational needs and interests as a group. We want to share our newfound information with anyone else conducting, or planning to conduct, a women’s farm business management program such as Annie’s Project.

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