2014 Workshop Series
Monday, July 21, 4 pm to 7 pm
No-till, Low-till and Permaculture Cropping Systems: Techniques, Applications and Solutions
Three Forks Farm
5419 Bennington Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64129
Cost: $15
This workshop will introduce you to the concepts and locally applied techniques of low-till, no-till and permaculture design; will provide insight to the installation and maintenance of these systems including an urban food forest. Equipment on hand will include a crimper and flail mower. The evening will conclude at Urbavore Farm, a 13.5 acre urban, no-till vegetable and fruit production farm.
4:00-5:00pm: Alicia Ellingsworth, Farm Manager for Cultivate Kansas City at Gibbs Road Farm.
Alicia manages the one-acre urban farm that incorporates low-till and perennial herb beds, as well as, the organization's quarter-acre food forest. She will discuss what's working at Gibbs Road and how the food forest is growing.
5:00-6:00pm: Dr. Cary Rivard, K-State Fruit and Vegetable Extension Specialist and Director of K-State Olathe Horticulture Research and Extension Center. Dr. Rivard will discuss K-State's no-till and cover crops research at the Hort. Research Farm. He will also present equipment relevant to no-till production.
6:00-7:00pm: Urbavore Farm Tour by farmers, Brooke Salvaggio and Dan Heryer. You will experience their no-till applied farm, one of the nation's largest no-till urban farms. Established in 2011, Urbavore farmstead is home to vegetables, fruit trees, brambles, and livestock. The farm is located just across the street from the Growing Growers workshop at 5500 Bennington Ave., Kansas City, Missouri
64129
To register, please fill out the registration form attached. Mail with payment by July 18. Walk-ins are welcome. For questions or to pre-register, email Alicia Ellingsworth at alicia@cultivatekc.org
*Elective workshop
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Saturday, August 9
Farm Business Planning and Management
Time: 9 am to 2 pm
Location: Kansas City, MO
Cost: $30
For more information or to register: Alicia Ellingsworth at alicia@cultivatekc.org
*Core workshop
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Monday, August 25 from 4 pm -7 pm
Introduction to Cut Flowers
University of Missouri Extension
105 E. 5th St., Ste. 200
Kansas City, MO 64106
Looking for a way to complement your market offerings throughout the season? Cut flowers could be one way to diversify and increase profitability. This workshop will cover the basics of growing and marketing cut flowers.
4:00–4:10 Welcome/Introduction
4:10–4:40 Site selection, soil testing, soil amendments and cover crops
Lala Kumar, Horticulture Specialist, MU Extension
4:40–6:00 Crop planning, getting started and harvest
Ethan Jones, Owner/Grower, Wild Goose Gardens, Osceola, MO*
6:00–6:10 Break
6:10-7:00 Equipment, marketing and discussion
Ethan Jones, Owner/Grower, Wild Goose Gardens, Osceola, MO*
*Wild Goose Gardens is a small farm specializing in cut flower production for the floral trade in Kansas City and Springfield. The farm started growing flowers in 1998 and now grows about 100 different crops a year.
Cost to attend this workshop is $15. To register, fill out the form attached and mail with payment by August 22. If you have questions, or need further information, contact Lala Kumar, MU Extension Horticulture Specialist, at (816) 252-5051 or kumarl@missouri.edu.
*Elective workshop
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Monday, September 22
Scaling Up Your Business and Packaging & Grading Produce
Time: 9 am to 2 pm
Location: Lawrence, KS
Cost: $30
For more information or to register: Marlin Bates at batesm@k-state.edu
*Elective workshop
*Apprentices are required to attend core workshops.
No-till, Low-till and Permaculture Cropping Systems: Techniques, Applications and Solutions
Three Forks Farm
5419 Bennington Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64129
Cost: $15
This workshop will introduce you to the concepts and locally applied techniques of low-till, no-till and permaculture design; will provide insight to the installation and maintenance of these systems including an urban food forest. Equipment on hand will include a crimper and flail mower. The evening will conclude at Urbavore Farm, a 13.5 acre urban, no-till vegetable and fruit production farm.
4:00-5:00pm: Alicia Ellingsworth, Farm Manager for Cultivate Kansas City at Gibbs Road Farm.
Alicia manages the one-acre urban farm that incorporates low-till and perennial herb beds, as well as, the organization's quarter-acre food forest. She will discuss what's working at Gibbs Road and how the food forest is growing.
5:00-6:00pm: Dr. Cary Rivard, K-State Fruit and Vegetable Extension Specialist and Director of K-State Olathe Horticulture Research and Extension Center. Dr. Rivard will discuss K-State's no-till and cover crops research at the Hort. Research Farm. He will also present equipment relevant to no-till production.
6:00-7:00pm: Urbavore Farm Tour by farmers, Brooke Salvaggio and Dan Heryer. You will experience their no-till applied farm, one of the nation's largest no-till urban farms. Established in 2011, Urbavore farmstead is home to vegetables, fruit trees, brambles, and livestock. The farm is located just across the street from the Growing Growers workshop at 5500 Bennington Ave., Kansas City, Missouri
64129
To register, please fill out the registration form attached. Mail with payment by July 18. Walk-ins are welcome. For questions or to pre-register, email Alicia Ellingsworth at alicia@cultivatekc.org
*Elective workshop
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Saturday, August 9
Farm Business Planning and Management
Time: 9 am to 2 pm
Location: Kansas City, MO
Cost: $30
For more information or to register: Alicia Ellingsworth at alicia@cultivatekc.org
*Core workshop
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Monday, August 25 from 4 pm -7 pm
Introduction to Cut Flowers
University of Missouri Extension
105 E. 5th St., Ste. 200
Kansas City, MO 64106
Looking for a way to complement your market offerings throughout the season? Cut flowers could be one way to diversify and increase profitability. This workshop will cover the basics of growing and marketing cut flowers.
4:00–4:10 Welcome/Introduction
4:10–4:40 Site selection, soil testing, soil amendments and cover crops
Lala Kumar, Horticulture Specialist, MU Extension
4:40–6:00 Crop planning, getting started and harvest
Ethan Jones, Owner/Grower, Wild Goose Gardens, Osceola, MO*
6:00–6:10 Break
6:10-7:00 Equipment, marketing and discussion
Ethan Jones, Owner/Grower, Wild Goose Gardens, Osceola, MO*
*Wild Goose Gardens is a small farm specializing in cut flower production for the floral trade in Kansas City and Springfield. The farm started growing flowers in 1998 and now grows about 100 different crops a year.
Cost to attend this workshop is $15. To register, fill out the form attached and mail with payment by August 22. If you have questions, or need further information, contact Lala Kumar, MU Extension Horticulture Specialist, at (816) 252-5051 or kumarl@missouri.edu.
*Elective workshop
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Monday, September 22
Scaling Up Your Business and Packaging & Grading Produce
Time: 9 am to 2 pm
Location: Lawrence, KS
Cost: $30
For more information or to register: Marlin Bates at batesm@k-state.edu
*Elective workshop
*Apprentices are required to attend core workshops.
