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Sustainable small farm course offered |
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October 24, 2017 |
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A "Starting Your Sustainable Small Farm in Idaho
Short Course" series of classes will be offered
in January in eight Idaho towns, including
Bonners Ferry!
This course helps new and aspiring farmers take
the first steps toward setting goals, assessing
resources available -- physical, financial and
personal-- and exploring enterprises that are
the best fit for you and your land. Participants
will leave the course with a better
understanding of how to make your farm a
success, be exposed to a variety of farming and
ranching systems, network with other
participants, get exposure to local resources,
hear from experienced farmers and visit local
farms.
The course is designed for those who have
decided to make some or all of their livelihood
from farming and are actively planning to start
or expand their sustainable farm within a few
years. Participants do not, however, need to
have land or know what they will grow. Exploring
the opportunities is what they want to help you
do.
Time in this course will be evenly split between
in-class sessions and online assignments. First,
participants will log in to a live introductory
webinar from their personal computers at 6 p.m.
Monday, January 8. Then, three-full day 8:30
a.m. to 3 p.m. in-class Saturday sessions will
be offered at the Boundary County Exension
office January 13, February 3 and March 3. An
end of class potluck will be scheduled for March
29. Additionally, at least two farm tours will
be scheduled in the spring.
The course is $115 for the full series, which
includes course materials, books and farm tours.
Spouses, partners or additional adult family
members can take the course for an extra $35,
but will receive only one copy of materials and
meals. Additional youth registrations are $5.
Registration is required by January 6 so that
participants can receive pre-workshop content
and further instruction.
To sign up for the Bonners Ferry class,
click here. Courses will also be offered in
Caldwell, Driggs, Kamiah, McCall, Moscow,
Sandpoint and Weiser, and tickets for those
locations can be purchased at
www.cultivatingsuccess.org. |
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