Farm to Table

End-to-end support: planning, managing, publishing, and sharing

Multi-Year Monitoring Program: Design to Publication
$175/hour x 5 hours/week x 50 weeks = 250 hours = $43,750

Scenario: Your conservation organization is launching a new multi-site biodiversity monitoring program and needs comprehensive support from planning through first data publication. The Data Patch provides end-to-end partnership across the project lifecycle:

  • designing data collection templates aligned with Darwin Core and your specific monitoring protocols
  • developing a data management plan that satisfies funder requirements and sets up sustainable workflows
  • training field staff on data collection standards and quality control in a custom workshop
  • cleaning and mobilizing the first year’s monitoring data from all sites
  • publishing the inaugural dataset to GBIF with complete metadata and DOI
  • documenting reusable workflows and scripts for subsequent years

This comprehensive approach ensures your monitoring program is built on a solid foundation from day one, with your first dataset published and your team equipped to maintain data quality for years to come. The timeline estimate reflects the iterative nature of collaborative work: fewer hours if decisions move quickly, more if the program design requires extensive stakeholder input.

Farm to Table is our full-service offering: we handle everything from the first sketch of a data model to the moment your dataset is published and citable. But it’s not all or nothing. Think of our other services: Building Raised Beds, The Harvest, Pollinating, as options at a farmstand. Pick what you need, leave what you don’t, or let us put together the whole spread.

What you get:

  • Everything from our other services, combined to fit your project
    • Data modeling, templates, and management plans
    • Data cleaning, transformation, and publishing
    • Collaboration, training, and community engagement
    • Reusable scripts and documentation
  • A flexible approach—full service, à la carte, or anywhere in between

Some folks love getting their hands in the soil. Others would rather show up when dinner’s ready. However you like to work, we’ll meet you there. You set the table; we’ll help you fill it.