The award-winning Cultivating Success series of courses were developed to help fill that need, and make the connection between farmers new and old.
First in the series, the 12-week course Sustainable Small-Acreage Farming and Ranching helps participants explore the unique advantages available to the small farm and ranch owner. Sponsored by WSU Food Systems and the WA State Department of Veteran Affairs, the course gives participants a broad overview of production and marketing options for today’s small farm. Whether you are just exploring the opportunities available or already have an existing operation, you’ll learn what it takes to create, sustain, and grow a viable small farm enterprise.
Weekly presentations include local growers, organizations, and agriculture professionals with expertise in direct marketing, value-added processing, production planning, agronomy, livestock production, and more. Cultivating Success provides students with the tools necessary to create, develop, or expand a sustainable farm operation.
When
Monday evenings, 6:00-8:30pm, Sept. 19 through Dec. 2, 2022
Location
Offered statewide, the course will be conducted online using the Zoom platform with in-person field trips available in some regions of Washington state. In addition, the course will be offered with Spanish language interpretation and facilitation.
Cost
$200 per farm/family. Scholarships are available for Military Veterans and anyone for whom the course fee is a barrier.
Registration
Class size is limited and pre-paid registration is required. Register online at cultivatingsuccesswa.org/courseregistration/p/whole-farm-planning.
For more information on the course, visit cultivatingsuccesswa.org/whole-farm-planning or contact Kate Smith (360) 395-2363, kate.smith@wsu.edu.
Other courses in the Cultivating Success series
Agricultural Entrepreneurship (website)
Extension programs and employment are available to all without discrimination. Evidence of noncompliance may be reported through your local Extension office or to the WSU Center for Human Rights. Reasonable accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities and special needs who contact Karie Christensen at (425) 357-6012 or christensen4@wsu.edu at least two weeks prior to the event.
Who should take the course?
Current and future small- to mid-scale farmers and ranchers and those considering farming as a career and/or lifestyle.
Learn how West Valley Beef ranchers Chuck and Bobbi Lindemulder came to be supporters of Cultivating Success.