Intro to Organic Farming & Gardening

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TIMES: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
LOCATION: Cane Creek Farm, Forsyth County, GA
COST: $425 for members of Georgia Organics and $450 for non-members

This intensive training course on organic farming and gardening will meet in seven one-day installments on (roughly) alternating Saturdays. Each day will start with morning lectures, discussions, videos and power point presentations. Afternoons will be spent with hands-on activities in the field, 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 five 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.

In 2009, class will start in late January and continue on alternating Saturdays through mid-April.

Tentative dates for 2009 are:

January 31st
February 14th and 28th
March 14th and 28th
April 11th and 25th

If you're interested, you may contact Lynn at lynnpugh@mindspring.com

You may register for the course through the Georgia Organics website. Find the course in the Events listing.