2018 WorkshoPS AND EVENTS

Our Market Farming Workshops are open to the public, they cover a wide range of topic areas and are intended to benefit a variety of experience levels. Growing Growers Apprentices receive free registration to all Growing Growers Workshops and Partner Events. The core workshop series cover more foundational subjects of farming practices and are apart of the required curriculum for apprenticeship. The Advanced Series highlight more specialized information and activities which we update annually. Half-day workshops are scheduled on Monday afternoons and are typically $15 for registration whereas full-day workshops take place on Saturdays, the registration is $30 and includes lunch. The full 2018 schedule is shown below.

UPCOMING WORKSHOPS:

MONDAY APRIL 30TH, 2018, 1PM-6PM: 
BUILDING HEALTHY SOILS
WATKINS MILL STATE PARK, VISITOR’S CENTER
26600 PARK ROAD N, LAWSON, MO 64062​​

Soil is both the literal and figurative foundation of your farm.  There is far more to soil than meets the eye.  Because soil management is an integral skill on successful sustainable farms, producers should develop an understanding of basic soil principles and implement soil management practices that maximize soil biology, structure, and nutrition.  This workshop will present agricultural soil basics and cover cropping specifics, complemented by a showcase of real-world sustainable soil management practices on a local farm. New and existing specialty crop producers should attend.​

Contact growers@ksu.edu for more info. Check out the event details on Facebook
2018 Core Workshop Series 
  • Mon. March 26th, 2pm-5pm: Plant Propagation and Production Planning. Lawrence, Kansas.
  • Mon. April 2nd, 1pm-6pm: Postharvest Handling and Food Safety. Olathe, Kansas.
  • Mon. April 30th, 1pm-6pm: Building Healthy Soils. Kansas City, Kansas.
  • Mon. May 21st, 1pm-6pm: Equipment Maintenance. Olathe, Kansas.
  • Sat. June 16th, 10am-3pm: Insects, Disease and Weed Management. Kansas City, Missouri.
  • Sat. July 14th, 10am-3pm: First Steps in Farm Business Planning. Kansas City, Missouri
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2018 Advanced Workshop Series and Partner Events