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Upcoming Events

  • Feb 23 Vegetable and Small Fruit Production Training - Journeyman Farmer Certificate Program Part 2 Farming is a business. The Vegetable and Small Fruit Production Training course, Part 2 of the UGA Journeyman Farmer Certificate Program, is designed to help new and beginning farmers achieve profitability and business sustainability. The 8-week Forsyth County Extension course includes two new sessions: Cut Flower Production and Controlled Environment Agriculture. Other sessions cover: Soil Health and Fertility, Fertilizers and Amendments, Cover Crops, Crop Rotation, Pest Management, Seasonality and Crop Selection, Vegetable Propagation, Considerations for Small Fruit Production, Small Farm Safety, Post-Harvest Handling and Food Safety, Crop Plans, and Marketing. Classes are held from 7-9:30 p.m. on Monday evenings. A tour of local farms will be scheduled for one Saturday during the course (TBD). Your $75 registration fee includes a course manual, program materials, and light snacks.
    • Cumming, GA - (57.0 Miles)
  • Feb 26 Vegetable Production Meeting This program is designed for people who are commercially involved in growing vegetables. Come and learn about varieties, pest protection, and more! Dinner and pesticide credits will be provided. Please RSVP by emailing jacob.williams@uga.edu.
    • Blairsville, GA - (81.0 Miles)
  • Mar 2 Vegetable and Small Fruit Production Training - Journeyman Farmer Certificate Program Part 2 Farming is a business. The Vegetable and Small Fruit Production Training course, Part 2 of the UGA Journeyman Farmer Certificate Program, is designed to help new and beginning farmers achieve profitability and business sustainability. The 8-week Forsyth County Extension course includes two new sessions: Cut Flower Production and Controlled Environment Agriculture. Other sessions cover: Soil Health and Fertility, Fertilizers and Amendments, Cover Crops, Crop Rotation, Pest Management, Seasonality and Crop Selection, Vegetable Propagation, Considerations for Small Fruit Production, Small Farm Safety, Post-Harvest Handling and Food Safety, Crop Plans, and Marketing. Classes are held from 7-9:30 p.m. on Monday evenings. A tour of local farms will be scheduled for one Saturday during the course (TBD). Your $75 registration fee includes a course manual, program materials, and light snacks.
    • Cumming, GA - (57.0 Miles)
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