Workshops
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Workshops |
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Growing Your Community Food System “From the Ground Up” Workshops Series From the Ground Up 2010 Two-Day Weekend Workshops Series: From
the Ground Up! Workshops are intensive, hands-on trainings offering diverse
groups the opportunity to learn, plan, develop, operate, and sustain community
food projects. Project participants leave the workshop with improved
skills that they can take back into their communities and pass on to
others. These workshops are for
both rural and urban projects.
Growing Power - Growing Farmers Commercial Urban Agriculture 2010 Program / Learn More Here 5 Months If you are ready to start your own urban farm or you work for an organization farming in an urban environment, the Commercial Urban Agriculture Program is program for you. The course is a series of five, three–day weekend seminars, January through May (participants are expected to attend and participate in all five, three-day sessions). The program begins on Friday and continues on Saturday mornings with small class meetings. Participants then move into hands-on learning on Saturday afternoon and Sunday. During this time, attendees concentrate on skill building focused on the participant’s individual farming business.
2010 Training Dates (participants are expected to attend all trainings): January 8-10, February 19-21, March 19-21, April 23-25, May 14-16
The Growing Power workshop is an intensive, hands-on, training workshop at the Milwaukee facility. This workshop offers diverse groups the opportunity to learn, plan, develop, operate, and sustain community food projects. Project participants leave the workshop with improved skills that they can take to their communities and pass on to others. This workshop is appropriate for both rural and urban projects.
Chicago Workshops at Jackson Park Urban Farm / Learn More Here Learn how to build a worm farm, plant a salad garden, and create beautiful bouquets.
Milwaukee Headquarters: 5500 W. Silver Spring Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53218 Tel. 414.527.1546 l Fax 414.527.1908 Chicago Projects Office: 2215 W. North Avenue, Chicago, IL 60647 Tel. 773.486.6005 |
