2020 workshops & 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 Workshops and Partner Events.
**Due to COVID-19, we have canceled all in-person core workshops for the 2020 season.**
The core workshop series covers the more foundational subjects of farming practices and is a part of the required curriculum for apprenticeship. The Advanced Series highlights more specialized information and activities which we update annually. Half-day workshops are typically scheduled on Monday afternoons and are $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 here for a PDF download of our 2020 flyer.
The full 2020 schedule is listed below or click here for a PDF download of our 2020 flyer.
Upcoming Workshops:
2020 Core Workshop Series
2020 Advanced Workshop Series and Partner Events
- Sat. March 21st, 9am-2pm: Plant Propagation & Production Planning. Kansas City, KS. ONLINE. (APPRENTICES ONLY)
- Mon. April 6th, 1pm-4pm: Small Farm Equipment & Irrigation. ONLINE.
- Mon. April 20th, 3pm-5pm: Postharvest Handling and Food Safety. ONLINE.
- Tues. May 19th, 1pm-4pm: Building Healthy Soils. ONLINE.
- Tues. July 14th, 1pm-4pm: Insects, Disease and Weed Management. ONLINE.
- Mon. August 10th, 2pm-5pm: Farm Business Planning. ONLINE.
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.
- Wed. April 15th, 6pm-7:30pm: "WCMCAA's Take Your Local Food Online Webinar" Online.
- Tues. June 23rd, 3pm-5pm: KSU's FSMA Produce Safety Rule Coverage & Exemptions. Online
- Tues. June 23rd, 6pm-7:30pm: Kansas Rural Center's Marketing Options for Specialty Crop Farmers. Online
- Weds. June 24th, 7pm-8pm: Kansas Rural Center's Recordkeeping for Specialty Crop Growers. Online
- Thurs. June 25th, 6pm-7:15pm: Kansas Rural Center's Navigating COVID-19 Federal Assistance... Online.
- July 9th, 3pm-4:30pm OR July 14th, 6-8:30pm: KSU's Cleaning & Sanitizing for Produce Growers. Online
- Wed. July 15th & July 22nd, 1pm-5pm: KSU's FSMA Produce Safety Grower Training. Online
- Tues. July 21st, 12pm-1:30pm: KSU's Food Safety Documentation for Small-Scale Food Processors. Online
- Wed. July 29th, 3pm-5pm: KSU's GAPS Food Safety Plan. Online
- Thurs. August 27th, 7pm-8:30pm: KRC's Future of Farming & Food Town Hall: Food System Resilience. Online.
- Mon. August 31st, 4pm-6pm: K-State's Commercial Horticulture Field Day. Olathe, KS. Online.
- Thurs. September 10th, 7pm-8:30pm: KRC's Future of Farming & Food Town Hall: Rural Revitalization. Online.
- Thurs. September 24th, 7pm-8:30pm: KRC's Future of Farming & Food Town Hall: Climate & Energy. Online.
- Sat. & Sun. October 3rd-4th: Douglas Co. Extension's "Kaw Valley Farm Tour." Lawrence, KS. Event Info.
- Thurs. October 8th, 7pm-8:30pm: KRC's Future of Farming & Food Town Hall: Farm to School. Online.
- September: Climate Risk Management. Kansas City, MO.
- September: High Density Apple Production. Kansas City, MO.
- November: Kansas Rural Center's "Farm and Food Conference." Wichita, KS. Event Info.
