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Foraging Edible and Medicinal Weeds: May 24th, July 5th, Aug 2nd, Sept 8th, 4-6 pm
Learn how to identify useful and edible native and medicinal plants growing in your local environment, as well as how to incorporate them into your daily lifestyle. Participants will learn the basic principles of foraging and go on a foraging walk to identify plants in a natural environment.
Registration: $35 per class per person.
Regenerative Agriculture Intensive - 5 week course Mar 25th, April 8th, April 22nd, May 6th, May 20th
Participants will gain a solid foundation in soil ecology and regenerative farming practices to maintain and improve soil health and biodiversity, and learn hands-on, practical techniques for growing nutrient dense crops and holistically stewarding land. Students will learn to make and reproduce cost-friendly, regenerative, holistic garden amendments by sourcing materials from their kitchen pantry and surrounding environment. Hands-on activities will include solarizing a new farm plot, selecting and planting a cover crop, making mineral and biological amendments including Compost tea, Fermented Plant Juice, Potato Leaf Mold, vinegar extracts, & more.
Lunch will be provided.
Five biweekly Saturdays 9am - 3 pm
Agribusiness 101 SERIES - 3 wk June 10th, June 17th, June 24th, Saturdays 9 am -3 pm $200 whole series
Topics (tentative)
WEEK 1 - June 10th
- SESSION 1: Making a business plan, Creating an elevator pitch
- SESSION 2: Forming a business - entities and steps, Licensing & certification
WEEK 2 - June 17th
- SESSION 3: Value of developing an online presence, Target Audience, Strategic marketing & branding
- SESSION 4: Market Analysis, Pricing your products.
WEEK 3 - June 24th
- SESSION 5: Bookkeeping & record keeping for farm/business
- SESSION 6: Accessing Land - Land for Good, Funding & Exploration of the resources available for farm businesses
Herbalism Intensive - 5 week course
July 8 - Sept 2nd, Saturdays 9 am - 3pm, $300
- Total hours: 33 hrs
- Max Capacity - 10
- Students will learn how to grow medicinal herbs using regenerative growing practices for the purpose of making medicinal products, and the herbal actions and healing potential of 25 commonly used medicinal herbs. Class time will be split between 30% lecture style classes, and 70% hands-on herb farming experience.
- Lunch will be provided.
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