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Workshops for farmers
(and other
interested people)
We offer monthly workshops from March
through November on basic market farming skills.
Most
workshops include some classroom training and a farm tour.
Training is conducted by farmers and by extension specialists in order
to provide both theory and practice. Locations of workshops are
rotated around the metro area and farther afield in the Kansas City food
shed, in order to offer opportunities to visit a number of the areas
market farms. Workshops are scheduled to avoid conflicts with farmers
market schedules. Most of our workshops are held on Monday afternoons,
and a few are day-long.
2007 Workshops are complete.
2008 Workshops are complete.
2009 Growing Growers Workshops
Understanding Soil
Saturday, March 21st
10 AM to 3:30 PM - lunch provided
Location: Leavenworth, KS
Farm tour: Conway's Organic Produce
Pests, Disease and Weeds in Fruits and Vegetables
Saturday, April (TBA)
10 AM to 3:30 PM - lunch provided
Location: TBA
Farm tour: TBA
Plant Propagation
Monday, April 20th
4 PM to 7 PM
Location: Kansas City, KS
Farm tour: Kansas City
Community Farm
Coming Soon... May through
November workshops.
Workshops
are open to the general public for a fee. Proceeds help to pay program
costs, including apprentice costs and speaker fees. Scholarships
are available in case of financial need. Contact Ted Carey,
913-645-0007,
tcarey@ksu.edu
or Laura Christensen,
816-805-0362,
growers@ksu.edu
To get information via email, sign up for the growers listserv by writing
us at
growers@ksu.edu
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