Apply for the Class of 2024
South Central Small Farm Boot Camp here!
Are you interested in farming and want to take your first steps? Did you just buy a few acres and want to start growing something? Do you want to sell at a local farmers' market? Are you within your first couple years of farming and need some help?
This upcoming September 2024, we will be offering our Class of 2024 of the Small Farm Boot Camp program, which is designed for new and beginning farmers, market gardeners, and homesteaders to help their increase knowledge and skills in local food production and to collaborate and build fellowship with other new farmers in the area. This year is expanding to include ten weeks of classes chock full of production information, networking, farm visits and workshop-style learning.
- Core Topics are a $100 fee and include: Introduction to Local Foods; Soil Health; Integrated Pest and Pollinator Management; Food Safety and Post Harvest Handling; Season Extension; and Intro to Business Planning
- Specialty Topics are $25 each and include: Vegetable Production; Tree Fruit Production; and Small Fruit Production
Visit the N.C. Cooperative Extension-Lee County Center website for more information.
