Im currently taking a lecture series offered by Rutgers University as part of Annies Project, a project to educate women in farming (its open to guys too). Its once a week in person for 3 hours (including a free dinner), and a 1-hour weekly webinar. This years 6-week class is focused on greenhouse management, including creating a business plan, plant choice, pest control, etc. The class is a great opportunity to network with other local growers and enthusiasts. There are people in the class who have greenhouse facilities that they dont know how to take care of, others who dont have any property, but have a lot of knowledge or interest in farming, and others who are very experienced and already have a farm business. Ive already met other doing urban farming, and aquaponic farming. Some of the cool things Ive learned about from just the first class are AgPlan (a free Agricultural Business plan tool from the University of Minnesota), and performing SWOT analysis to consider your strengths and weaknesses. This is a national organization, so check out Annies Project to see if they offer a program near you!
Heres a link to some archived class footage.
Heres a link to some archived class footage.
