Peter discusses how to start a farm cluster with Mel Bradley and Ben Mortimer.
Make sure you listen to episode 6 to get the most from this bonus episode.
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Timestamps
00:15 Peter introduces the bonus.
00:35 What is the first step with starting a farm cluster?
01:48 Is there an upper limit to an effective cluster group?
03:30 Mix of members to the cluster.
04:50 Facilitators of farm cluster groups.
05:40 Stakeholder management.
06:25 Directions of travel of the cluster.
07:44 Mel keeps the wheels turning all the time.
09:10 Meetings are generally informal.
09:20 Access to grants and funding.
11:05 Having a subscription fee.
12:15 Do clusters encourage collaboration on a smaller scale?
15:05 Peter rounds up.