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Cultivating Success – Sustainable Small Farms Education

September 26, 2017 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

|Recurring Event (See all)

An event every week that begins at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, repeating until December 12, 2017

$125

| $50 for Veterans and Active Duty

BEGINNING SMALL FARMING AND RANCHING – Build your whole ag operation plan

Have you always wanted to get into farming or ranching? Are you already in farming but want how to start a farm the right way? Join us for a 12-week course that will introduce all the things you need to know. Crop and animal production, pasture management, pest and weed management, farm insurance, marketing your production, farm record keeping, soil management and planning your farm. Learn from WSU Extension staff and faculty and local farmers who are already doing what you want to do. There will be two Saturday field trips to farms in the Spokane/Stevens County area.

Web technology will be used to simulcast between two locations. In class speakers and facilitators will be in person at each location.

Class Dates:

Tuesday nights, Sept 26 to December 12 (No class on Nov 21), 6-9:00 pm

Place:

Spokane: WSU Spokane County Extension, 222 N Havana Spokane WA, 99202
Colville: WSU Stevens County Extension, 986 S. Main, Colville WA, 99114

Instructors:

WSU and Spokane Conservation District faculty and staff and community experts

Tuition:

$125/person. VETERANS/Active Duty; $50/person*.

*Reduced tuition for honorably discharged US veterans and active duty.

Local site information:
Spokane County Extension

222 N Havana Spokane WA, 99202
Tuesdays 6pm-9pm September 26th through December 12th, 2017
To register this event go to HERE

For more info contact Pat Munts (509) 477-2173

Stevens County Extension

986 S. Main, Suite D
Colville, WA 99114
Tuesdays 6pm-9pm September 26th through December 12th, 2017
Note: Students must register in advance for this class
To register for this event go to HERE

For more info contact Nils Johnson (509) 684-2588

Details

Date:
September 26, 2017
Time:
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Cost:
$125
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Organizer

Nils Johnson
Phone:
(509) 684-2588
Email:
nils.johnson@wsu.edu
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Venue

WSU Stevens County Extension
986 S. Main, Suite D
Colville, WA 99114 United States
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Phone:
(509) 684-2588
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