Though there is much work going on besides the poultry operation, we still need more customers, so I am trying to stay focused in posting about this initiative for a while longer. We now have received the first batch of chickens and are officially in business every day. I also participated recently in various events, including the statewide conference on microenterprises in St. Cloud, organized two workshops on business planning, together with the Northfield Enterprise Center, and have been supporting individual entrepreneurs one-on-one. The poultry operation includes supporting its organizing and training the leaders in business management and planning. I am also working with a larger group of organizations on a statewide Latinos in Agriculture Program with the purpose of supporting the many Latino families in rural MN who want to get into agriculture operations.