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Land & Table Brief: Learn to farm

Posted on December 20, 2007 by Staff

The Orange County Cooperative Extension and the Economic Development Commission are accepting applications for a new program designed to train apprentice farmers in small-scale, sustainable vegetable and fruit production.

The “People Learning Agriculture Now for Tomorrow” program will cover the basic how-to’s of whole-farm planning, marketing, pests, diseases, weeds, planting and harvesting, soils, fertility and crop rotations, building your business plan, record keeping and integrating livestock into your farm.

Once apprentice farmers complete the training, they will submit a business plan and farm enterprise plan to be evaluated by program staff. If the plan is satisfactory, apprentice farmers will be able to tend land in quarter-acre increments at the WC Breeze Family Farm Agricultural Extension and Research Center in Northern Orange County.
The eight-week program will be held on Wednesdays from 6-9 p.m. in Jan. and Feb. Registration is $100 for the full series or $15 per session.

For more information or an application, visit www.orangecountyfarms.org or call the Cooperative Extension Service at 245-2050 or Agricultural Economic Development at 245-2330. Applications are due by Jan. 2.

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