This course provides a basic introduction to soilless growing, with an emphasis on hydroponics and aquaponics. This course gives participants a glimpse into the past, and looks at current trends in soil-less growing in today's agricultural world. Participants will dive into the basic needs and choices of system design, material ...
Learn the principles of sustainable agriculture for animal, crop, and garden production. Dates: October 27 - December 16Class format: Zoom classroomInstructor: Jennifer SantryFind out how to make a farm, homestead, or garden a reality and to make current agricultural endeavors more sustainable, efficient, and profitable. Students will learn sustainable theory ...
Take a lunch break with Detour Detroit and Planet Detroit to learn more about the talented women behind the Detroit Black Farmer Land Fund. Are you interested in urban farming? Are you curious about the challenges facing Black urban farmers in Detroit? Join us for a virtual lunch with Jerry ...
Join us for a roundtable discussion on all aspects of food, from soil to production to packaging and waste. Fabulous speakers!! Join us for an amazing lineup of pioneers/visionaries who will speak about innovative solutions in agriculture—from soil to packaging. This panel will include:Adae Romero-Briones, First Nations Development Institute—native food ...
Learn how to grow your own microgreens and get tips on growing indoors. Microgreens are the young seedlings of vegetables, herbs, beans, and grains, grown in a high density in flat containers for a very short period of time. You can grow them at any time of year, indoors with ...
The Sustainability Lecture and Dialogue Series aims to increase our knowledge and inspire actions to build communities. Dr. Plaxedes Chitiyo is a lecturer in the Department of Geography, Environment, and Sustainability with research interests in urban agriculture, green space development, environmental policy, and environmental justice. She has carried out collaborative ...
In this workshop we will provide simple information about gardening and farming in the winter. Winter farming is key to maximizing productivity of small urban farming spaces. The vigorous summer cycle takes a lot out of the soil and winter gives us the chance to rejuvenate our soils by aerating, ...
Cultivate abundance where you live, gain the skills and knowledge to grow beautiful and fruitful gardens. This is an online course delivered over 7 weeks with hard copy reading material, weekly live online instructional and discussion, videos, links to further learning and group chat. Learning can be applied with minimal ...
Tomorrow is discussed Today – Bioeconomy in Food for an Urban Society. Food-Changers, are you in?Let’s discover how bioeconomy can change the way we produce food in 2030. Have a look into innovative scenarios at the Berlin Science Week, November 4, 2020. Food from space, wastewater treatment by algae or ...
Learn more about urban agriculture and food justice in Des Moines with the owner of Sweet Tooth Farm Monika Owczarski! Learn more about urban agriculture and food justice in Des Moines with the owner of Sweet Tooth Farm, Monika Owczarski!
Join us on November 7th to learn about good practices for growing in Chicago and the newly released Grown In Chicago assessment tool. Join us for this free virtual event where we will walk participants through best practices for establishing a sustainable foundation for your farm business. Uniquely adapted to ...
Farm City Week (Day 1) Join us Monday, November 9, as we share virtual farm tours and interviews with Harnett County farmers, agricultural trivia activities, and a lesson on preparing your own Farm City Banquet using locally sourced foods. Since 1955, National Farm-City Week has served as an opportunity to ...
Learn how you can become an urban AG-vocate by getting involved in urban agriculture in your community and in your home! Green in the City is an annual environmental seminar series that explores key climate issues through the lenses of local, municipal, and regional speakers. Learn about lifestyle and behavioural ...
Farm City Week (Day 2) Join us Tuesday, November 10, as we share virtual farm tours and interviews with Harnett County farmers, agricultural trivia activities, and a lesson on preparing your own Farm City Banquet using locally sourced foods. Since 1955, National Farm-City Week has served as an opportunity to ...
Farm City Week (Day 3) Join us Wednesday, November 11, as we share virtual farm tours and interviews with Harnett County farmers, agricultural trivia activities, and a lesson on preparing your own Farm City Banquet using locally sourced foods. Since 1955, National Farm-City Week has served as an opportunity to ...
Farm City Week Awards Night Join us Thursday, November 12, as we enjoy a special presentation by Craig Senter and recognize our Farm Family of the Year, Female Agriculturalist of the Year, Friend of the Farmer, and Innovative Farmer of the Year. Since 1955, National Farm-City Week has served as ...
Productive summer veggie gardens and sustainable urban food production. Join us for this workshop looking at backyard gardening and urban food production with Darren Tinker from CERES.Create or maintain a thriving veggie garden this summer, take a virtual tour of CERES, and learn about building sustainable urban food systems and ...
Join us for Composting 101 with Fleet Farming (Webinar) on Tuesday, November 17 at 7 PM. Join us for Composting 101, a class intended for growers who want to learn the basics of composting and why reducing food waste is an important environmental action. In this virtual Zoom workshop, you ...
Vertical Farms are taking the innovation lead in agriculture. How can the CEE region reap the benefits of the trend and does it have to? Technology made it possible to grow greens and other crops upon each other in layers, scaling production capacity vertically (hence the name Vertical Farms or ...
Join the DE UFFC for a screening and discussion of the documentary Kiss the Ground. Thank you for your interest in joining the Delaware Urban Farm & Food Coalition (DEUFFC) for its monthly movie night. We'll be screening the documentary, Kiss the Ground.Kiss the Ground is a full-length documentary narrated ...
Come learn the ins and outs of growing fish and plants together in your own home. ***All remaining 2020 Introduction to Aquaponics classes will be virtual unless noted here*** Ticket purchasers will be emailed a link to the live stream.Join Plant Chicago's CE Project Specialist Eric Weber for a virtual ...
Learn how to grow your own microgreens and get tips on growing indoors. Microgreens are the young seedlings of vegetables, herbs, beans, and grains, grown in a high density in flat containers for a very short period of time. You can grow them at any time of year, indoors with ...
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Virtual "Tree Farm" INSTRUCTIONS: Once registered you’ll receive a purchase confirmation email from Eventbrite. Your reminder emails from Eventbrite will have all instructions on accessing this virtual event. CHECK YOUR JUNK FOLDER IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE A REMINDER EMAIL FROM EVENTBRITE. You will need Zoom for this virtual event. ...
basic soil microbiology, what it does for plants and our bodies, and how to restore soil life and nourish it without tillage This will be an ONLINE Zoom class! This Class will be my half of the class taught at the 2020 OEFFA Conference covering basic soil microbiology, what it ...
On this hour-long virtual tour, we’ll learn about sustainability and land use in Detroit from urban agriculture to beekeeping. On this hour-long virtual tour, we’ll learn about sustainability and land use in Detroit from urban agriculture to solar farms to urban beekeeping. This experience will be visual and interactive, so ...
Join us for a joint webinar between Farm to School BC & Farm to Cafeteria Canada to learn about the impact of the farm to school model! CELEBRATE, BUILD & SHARE - FARM TO SCHOOLJoin us for a joint webinar between Farm to School BC & Farm to Cafeteria Canada ...
Liqueurs are a great way to preserve fruit, and to really add your signature to a cocktail. This is an interactive, fun, hands-on class! HAPPY HOUR Fall Liqueur-Making Workshop with Sarah CainLiqueurs are another great way to preserve your backyard or favorite farmers market fruit, and to really add your ...
Join us December 5th, 2020 for the Inaugural Farmer-to-Farmer Summit! The growing of food is an act of resiliency and sustainability, often led by People of Color, specifically Black, Indigenous, and Latinx communities. We acknowledge that during this current health pandemic, issues of food access, sovereignty, justice and inequity have ...
This session will cover finding land, analyzing your space and designing your farm including permaculture design techniques. This class is part of a year-long series to train new small-scale vegetable farmers.This session will cover finding land, including resources and government programs available; analyzing your space for sun and wind exposure, ...