This 8-week online course covers essential topics related to sustainable crop production, enabling participants to grow food while caring for the soil at the farm or in the garden.

Participants and instructors meet online every Tuesday evening from 6pm to 7:30pm EST for 8 weeks, starting April 18th. In addition to meeting online once a week, participants will be given access to additional educational material in a variety of media.

Half-off scholarships available; scholarship application is in the registration form.

In this course you will learn how to:

Grow a diversity of fruits and vegetables for your home and/or business
Care for your soil
Create a crop plan
Manage a greenhouse
Buy and maintain farm equipment and machinery
Set up irrigation systems
Manage soil nutrients
Manage weeds and use cover crops
Identify pests and implement pest management strategies
Learn how to prepare crops for market and comply with food safety regulations
Connect with agencies that provide services for new farmers

Cost: $395