Cultivating Success: Whole Farm Planning
October 5
An event every week that begins at 12:00 am on Tuesday, repeating until December 7, 2021
Program Contact: Kate Mikulak, Ag Program Coordinator
(360) 370-7664 • Kathryn.mikulak@wsu.edu
¡Curso traducido al Español! This course will be offered with Spanish language interpretation and facilitation.
Cultivating Success™ WA programs currently consist of three courses, Is a Small Farm in Your Future?, Whole Farm Planning and Agricultural Entrepreneurship. The goal of these educational opportunities is to provide beginning and existing farmers with the planning and decision-making tools, production skills, and support necessary to develop a sustainable farm or food business. Cultivating Success™ connects the student with farmers and exposes them to real world situations through a community-based, experiential approach. Whether you are a community member wanting to learn how to plan your farm business, or an experienced farmer/rancher wanting to try something new – Cultivating Success™ creating and implement educational programs to increase the number and foster the success of sustainable small farmers and ranchers.
The foundational elements of Cultivating Success™
- Farmer Mentorship
- Experiential Learning
- Community Place-Based
- Whole Systems Thinking
- Small Farms Focused
Course Structure:
- Online classroom environment through Zoom platform.
- Students access course syllabus, calendar, and learning modules through password protected website.
Online Class Time: Every Tuesday – September 21st through December 7th, 2020 (No class week of Thanksgiving)
More information on our website.