Cost

The Farm School is not a profit generating endeavour, nor is it subsidized in any way and therefore must operate on a full cost recovery basis. This means that all fees you pay are used to cover the costs of delivering the program; they are plowed back into the Farm School. We have checked into other similar programs and our cost/ fee structures are competitive.

We have established two categories of students that will be subject to different fee structures for classes because they represent differing intents and levels of commitment. They are Cohort Students and General Interest Students.

Cohort Students are committed to and sign-up for the full compliment of core classes and practicum. The cost to be a Cohort Student is $5,000. A non-refundable deposit of $500 is due to the Farm School at the time of application and the balance $4,500 by February 3, 2011. Cohort Students are also eligible for incubator farming sites. Couples, an incorporated entity, or community organization may qualify to be considered as one enrollee with one designated representative eligible to attend individual core classes. Contact us to see if you or your group qualifies. Students who complete all core classes and the practicum will be issued a Recognition of Achievement certificate through the Institute for Sustainable Horticulture. Payment of tuition through installments is also an option, please contact Anna Rallings (Coordinator) for more information.
NEW: Financial Aid now available - all Cohort Students are now eligible for a $500 scholarship towards their tuition when enrolled in the full program. One scholarship per applicant (including individuals, couple and groups).

General Interest Students are those that only want to study farming on a class by class basis and do not want to participate in the practicum component. Anyone is welcome to enrol in Farm School classes if space is available. Cost for individual class enrolments is $30 per class hour. So the fee to take an individual 40 hour class such as Soils, Plant Science or Fruit Crop Production would be $1200. Enrolling in individual classes can be done at any time.
A General Interest student can opt to become a Cohort Student at any time. Upon doing so all fees previously paid to take individual classes will apply to the Cohort Student fee rate.