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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.
2008 Workshops
are complete.
2009 Workshops are complete.
Check back soon for
more details on 2010 workshops.
For email updates on
upcoming workshop, sign up for our email listserv by emailing
growers@ksu.edu.
2010 Growing Growers Workshops:
Understanding and Managing Healthy Soil
Saturday, March 27th
10 am to 3:30 pm (lunch provided)
Leavenworth, KS
Farm tour: Conway's Produce
Cost: $30
Plant Propagation and
Production Planning
Monday, April 12th
4 pm to 7 pm
Merriam, KS
Farm tour: Kansas City Community Farm
Cost: $15
Later workshops will be posted soon and include:
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Pest, Disease and Weed Management
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Equipment for Vegetable and Fruit Growers
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Post Harvest Handling for Quality and Safety
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Introduction to Livestock
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Sustainable Fruit Production
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Marketing Using Taste and Nutritional Information
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First Steps in Small Farm Business Planning
Workshops
are open to the general public for a fee (usually $15 or $30). Proceeds help to pay program
costs, including apprentice costs and speaker fees. Scholarships
are available in case of financial need.
Contact Laura Christensen at 816-805-0362 or
growers@ksu.edu if you have questions about
workshops or would like to register to attend.
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