Lectures, Demonstrations and Hands-on Experience at a Certified Organic Farm in Monroe, NC
Eleven Core Classes for Organic & Sustainable Farming & Gardening
Container Gardening to Market Farming

• Managing Soil Fertility
• Garden and Field Tillage and Cultivation
• Propagating Crops from Seed and Greenhouse Management
• Transplanting and Direct Seeding
• Irrigation: Principles and Practices
• Selecting and Using Cover Crops
• Making and Using Compost
• Managing Arthropod Pests
• Managing Plant Pathogens
• Managing Weeds
• Reading and Interpreting Soil Test Reports

Course Descriptions

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2009 Calendar
Class size limited to 10 students - Register EARLY!
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October

Saturday, Oct. 17th 3:00 pm     Managing Soil Fertility
                Saturday, Oct.  24th 3:00 pm     Selecting and Using Cover Crops
                Thursday, Oct. 29th 6:30 pm     Selecting and Using Cover Crops

November

Saturday Nov. 14th (Part 1) & Saturday Nov. 21th (Part 2) 1:00 pm
                Propagating Crops from Seed & Greenhouse Management

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