UVM Farmer Training Program

Program Type: 
Garden Classrooms, Academic Classrooms
Grade Level/Age Group: 
College/University, Adults/Professionals
Number of Individuals Program Serves: 
100
About the Program: 

The UVM Farmer Training Program is a 6-month intensive program (May 2 -October 31, 2012) for aspiring farmers and food systems advocates that provides a hands-on, skill-based education in sustainable agriculture. This full-time program offers participants the unique opportunity to manage their own growing site, take classes from professors and expert farmers, and rotate as workers and learners on successful, diverse farms in the Burlington area. This program will provide an intense, supportive experience where participants leave with a Certificate in Sustainable Farming, a deeper understanding of agricultural management and small-scale farming, and the entrepreneurial skills to start their own operation.
For more information and to apply, visit http://learn.uvm.edu/sustainability/farmer-training/ or contact us at  farmer@uvm.edu, (802) 656-8657
 

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