Monday classes will last 2 1/2 hours and cover the following curriculum over
6 months. Classes will occasionally be taught by expert-guests.
- Farm Set-up:
1.1 How big a farm ?
1.2 How to find land ?
1.3 How to choose land ?
1.4 How much to invest ?
1.5 How to find money ?
1.6 Time-table.
1.7 Farm mapping.
2. Growing Soil:
2.1 Techniques & Benefits of Permanent Beds.
2.2 Techniques & Benefits of No-Till.
2.3 Techniques & Benefits of Mulching.
2.4 Techniques & Benefits of Cover-Crops.
3. Taming Water:
3.1 Saving Water.
3.2 Gathering Water.
3.3 Irrigating.
4. Advance Growing Techniques:
4.1 Fertigation.
4.2 Use of floating row covers, low
tunnels & shading cloth.
4.3 Growing transplants.
5. Planning your Farming Year:
5.1 Monitoring your profitability per crop.
5.2 Planning your weekly bed activity.
5.3 Projecting your yearly income.
6. Marketing your Harvest:
6.1 Farmers Markets.
6.2 Stores.
6.3 Restaurants.
6.4 CSAs.
6.5 Others.
In addition, part of the classes will be spent discussing the cultivation and
other related aspects of a particular seasonal crop (one among over 30 which the
farm produces yearly).
