2017 Workshop Series
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. 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 and include lunch. The full 2017 schedule is shown below.
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
Commercial Vegetable Research Field Day
K-State Olathe Horticulture Research and Extension Center
35230 W. 135th Street, Olathe, KS 66061
Aug. 14, 2017, 4:00-7:00 pm
Come and learn about research that is being conducted at the K-State Olathe Horticulture Research and Extension Center during the Commercial Vegetable Research Field Day. Bring your walking shoes for this event as we will take a detailed tour of all our high tunnels and discuss research projects related to: tomato and pepper grafting, sweetpotato slip production, high tunnels,produce quality and shelf life, cultivar evaluation, cover cropping strategies, and the effects of light on high tunnel crops.
Crops being grown at OHREC include: tomatoes, bell peppers, sweetpotatoes, blueberries, melons and other mixed plantings. We will also be displaying our mobile produce cooler and discussing considerations for building your own. Stay for a cookout in the shade after the tour hosted by the OHREC staff and students.
For registration info and more details check out a the workshop flyer
Questions and registration contact: Kimberly Oxley at koxley@ksu.edu
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
Commercial Vegetable Research Field Day
K-State Olathe Horticulture Research and Extension Center
35230 W. 135th Street, Olathe, KS 66061
Aug. 14, 2017, 4:00-7:00 pm
Come and learn about research that is being conducted at the K-State Olathe Horticulture Research and Extension Center during the Commercial Vegetable Research Field Day. Bring your walking shoes for this event as we will take a detailed tour of all our high tunnels and discuss research projects related to: tomato and pepper grafting, sweetpotato slip production, high tunnels,produce quality and shelf life, cultivar evaluation, cover cropping strategies, and the effects of light on high tunnel crops.
Crops being grown at OHREC include: tomatoes, bell peppers, sweetpotatoes, blueberries, melons and other mixed plantings. We will also be displaying our mobile produce cooler and discussing considerations for building your own. Stay for a cookout in the shade after the tour hosted by the OHREC staff and students.
For registration info and more details check out a the workshop flyer
Questions and registration contact: Kimberly Oxley at koxley@ksu.edu
2017 Core Workshop Series
- Mon. March 27th. 4pm-7pm: Plant Propagation and Production Planning. Olathe, Kansas.
- Sat. April 22nd. 9am-2pm: Building Healthy Soils. Kansas City, Missouri.
- Mon. May 1st. 4pm-7pm: Postharvest Handling and Food Safety. Kansas City, Kansas.
- Sat. June 17th. 9am-2pm: Insects, Disease and Weed Management. Kansas City, Missouri.
- Sat. July 15th. 9am-2pm: First Steps in Farm Business Planning. Kansas City, Missouri
- Mon. May 22nd. 4pm-7pm: Equipment Maintenance. Lawrence, Kansas.
- Mon. August 14th. 4pm-7pm: K-State Research and Extension Field Day. Olathe, Kansas.
- Mon. September 11th. 4pm-7pm: Conservation Agriculture. Lawrence, Kansas.
- Sat. September 23rd. 9am-2pm: Livestock Options. Kansas City, Missouri.
- Mon. September 25th. 4pm-7pm: Microgreens Production. Kansas City, Missouri.
