“Cultivating Success” is an innovative, community-based educational program designed to enhance small farm viability in the Pacific Northwest.  The courses, offered by County Extension offices, in partnership with UI, WSU, and the non-profit Rural Roots, focus on ways to help farmers identify and profit from trends in the marketplace and improve their production practices. Course topics include business and market plans; alternative pest and soil management; and value-added fruit, vegetable, livestock and dairy production. As of 2005, over 900 students in over 16 different communities have participated in these sustainable farming and agricultural entrepreneurship courses. 

This workshop is for anyone interested in offering a Cultivating Success course in your county, or just to learn more about the program.  We are also inviting those of you who are already offering Cultivating Success courses to attend to share your experiences and to learn about the new curriculum and resources we have developed for the Agricultural Entrepreneurship course.

Lunch and mileage reimbursement will be provided.

Please RSVP, if you have not already done so.  If you need more information you can contact me at 509-335-3644 or
tbeaver@wsu.edu

 

Theresa Beaver
WSU Cultivating Success Program Coordinator