**Due to recent circumstances surrounding COVID-19, we have decided to cancel the in-person 3/21 and 3/28 Growing Growers workshops to the public and will be offering them online as this situation progresses.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and have refunded any ticket purchases.**
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and have refunded any ticket purchases.**
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 Workshops and Partner Events.
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The core workshop series cover more foundational subjects of farming practices and are a part 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 2020 schedule is listed below or click the Snapshot on the right for a PDF download. |
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Upcoming Workshops:
**Our current apprentices will be utilizing Zoom to access online meetings for the cancelled in-person core workshops, they will be send the Meeting ID**
2020 Core Workshop Series
2020 Advanced Workshop Series and Partner Events
- CANCELLED: Sat. March 21st, 9am-2pm: Plant Propagation & Production Planning. Kansas City, KS.
- Mon. April 6th, 1pm-4pm: Small Farm Equipment & Irrigation. ONLINE. Eventbrite Registration
- Mon. April 20th, 3pm-5pm: Postharvest Handling and Food Safety. ONLINE. Eventbrite Registration
- Sat. May 16th, 9am-2pm: Building Healthy Soils. Kansas City, MO.
- Sat. June 20th, 9am-2pm: Insects, Disease and Weed Management. Kansas City, MO.
- Sat. July 18th, 9am -2pm: Farm Business Planning. Lawrence, KS.
2020 Advanced Workshop Series and Partner Events
- Sat. February 1st, 9am-3pm: Cultivate KC's "Farmers and Friends" Conference. Kansas City, MO.
- Fri. February 21st, 9am-3pm: "Kansas Farmers' Market Regional Workshop." Olathe, KS.
- Mon. August 10th, 4pm-7pm: K-State's Commercial Horticulture Field Day. Olathe, KS.
- Mon. August 24th, 4pm-7pm: Agritourism. Kansas City, MO.
- Mon. September 7th, 4pm-7pm: Climate Risk Management. Kansas City, MO.
- September 2020: High Density Apple Production. Kansas City, MO.
- Sat. & Sun. October 3rd-4th: Douglas Co. Extension's "Kaw Valley Farm Tour." Lawrence, KS. Event Info.
- November 2020: Kansas Rural Center's "Farm and Food Conference." Wichita, KS. Event Info.
