Schedule
All classes are scheduled for Thursdays and Friday from 2-6pm as well as Saturdays from 9am-5pm. During this time, students will be engaged in Core Classes or their Practicum. Students may come in during other optional hours for extracirricular practicum time.
2012 Program
The Richmond Farm School program will begin in February 2 and end November 24th, 2012. Please stay tuned for schedule updates. Due to unforeseen conflicts with instructor schedules, dates and times are subject to change. In the year has already begun, contact Anna Rallings for more information on individual classes.
There will be a Orientation for the 2012 students on February 2nd at 2pm at the Sharing Farm classroom.
Class |
Date |
Time |
| Market Crop Production |
March 29 - September 13 |
Thursday 2-6pm biweekly |
| Fruit Crop Production |
February 9 - March 15 October 4 - November 8 |
Thursday 2-6pm |
|
Soil/Water Management & Composting |
February 3 - March 30 May 17, June 14, July 26, August 23, September 20 |
Friday 2-6pm Thursday 2-6pm |
| Pest Management | June 1 - July 27 | Friday 2-6pm biweekly |
| Plant Science | February 4 - April 7 | Saturday 1-5pm |
| Business Planning | October 27 - November 24 | Saturday 9am-5pm |
| Animal Husbandry: Poultry | February 4 - March 10 | Saturday 9am-1pm |
| Animal Husbandry: Goats | May 19 | Saturday 9am-5pm |
| Animal Husbandry: Apiculture |
April 13 & 14 July 6 & 14 September 8 & 15 |
Friday 2-6pm, Saturday 1-5pm Friday 2-6pm, Saturday 1-5pm Saturday 1-5pm |
| Small Farm Technology |
March 22, April 5, May 3, May 31, July 12, August 9, September 6, September 29 |
Thursday 2-6pm |
Other Sessions:
Food Preservation: We will be having monthly workshops of various food preservation methods with seasonal produce throughout the year with Caitlin Doward.
Special Classes and Workshops will be scheduled for Saturday afternoons and announced on a case by case basis. These will be complimentary to Cohort Students. The General Interest Students and the general public will be invited to participate and required to pay a fee.
