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 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 2020 schedule is shown below.
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Upcoming Workshops:

2020 Core Workshop Series 
  • Sat. March 21st, 9am-2pm: Plant Propagation & Production Planning. Kansas City, Missouri.
  • Sat. March 28th, 9am-2pm: Small Farm Equipment & Irrigation. Kansas City, Missouri.
  • Mon. April 20th, 4pm-7pm: Postharvest Handling and Food Safety. Kansas City, Missouri. 
  • Sat. May 16th, 9am-2pm: Building Healthy Soils. Kansas City, Missouri. 
  • Sat. June 20th, 9am-2pm: Insects, Disease and Weed Management. Kansas City, Missouri.
  • July 2020: Farm Business Planning. Lawrence, Kansas.
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2020 Advanced Workshop Series and Partner Events
  • Sat. February 1st, 9am-3pm: Cultivate KC's "Farmers and Friends" Conference. Kansas City, Missouri. 
  • Fri. February 21st, 9am-3pm: "Kansas Farmers' Market Regional Workshop." Olathe, Kansas. 
  • Mon. August 10th, 4pm-7pm: K-State's Commercial Horticulture Field Day. Olathe, Kansas.
  • Mon. August 24th, 4pm-7pm: Agritourism. Kansas City, Missouri. 
  • Mon. September 7th, 4pm-7pm: Climate Risk Management. Kansas City, Missouri. 
  • September 2020: High Density Apple Production. Kansas City, Missouri. 
  • Sat/Sun. October 3rd-4th: Douglas Co. Extension's "Kaw Valley Farm Tour." Lawrence, Kansas.​
  • November 2020: Kansas Rural Center's "Farm and Food Conference." Wichita, Kansas.