2010 Organic Farming & Gardening Intro Course--Cane Creek Farm, Forsyth County, Georgia
Introductory Course in Organic Farming & Gardening
Hosted by Georgia Organics and Cane Creek Farm
LOCATION: Cane Creek Farm, Forsyth County, GA
COST: $450 for members of Georgia Organics and $475 for non-members
This intensve training course on organic farming and gardening will include lectures, discussions, videos and power point presentations,
as well as hands-on activities in the field and the greenhouse or on a field trip.
The course is structured around the curriculum developed by Georgia Organics, Fundamentals of Organic Farming and Gardening: An Instructor's
Guide, and is targeted to adults who want to know more about the science and art of organic growing. Prior experience or education is not required.
Course topics include:
basics of organic growing
soils, soil biology and soil management
plant biology
crop management
composting
marketing
certification
The instructor for the course will be the farmer at Cane Creek, Lynn Pugh. Lynn is an experienced teacher and has been farming for
approximately seven years. She sells her sustainable produce through a CSA and an on-farm market. Lynn has a degree in Biology, an MS degree
in Plant Pathology and an EdS degree in Curriculum Development.
The Fall 2010 in-depth class will meet on three weekends plus a Saturday. The concentrated schedule is intended to make it easier for folks to attend who must travel from further away. Activities include:
Discussions and Explanations of Organic Growing
Viewing Farm Videos to See How Other Farmers Run Their Farms
Participate in Practical Farm Tasks, Experiencing 1st-Hand How Things Are Done
Field Trips to Nearby, Local Organic Farms to Meet the Farmers
Lunch Provided Allows Experiencing Fresh-from-the-Farm Food and Meeting Other Interesting People with Similar Interests.
Meeting dates for the class are:
September 25th and 26th
October 9th and 10th
October 23rd and 24th
October 30th
You may register for the course through the Georgia Organics website. Find the course in the Events listing.
Check out this video interview about the Cane Creek Farm organic growing class:
