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Sustainable Small Farming & Ranching - Fall/Winter 2011 |
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Location |
Instructor |
Dates,
Times, Fees |
MERIDIAN, ID
(Ada County) |
Mary Rohlfing
(208) 850-6798
morningowl@cableone.net
Ariel Agenbroad
(208) 459-6003
ariel@uidaho.edu
To register contact
the UI Canyon County Extension office (501 Main St., Caldwell) at
208-459-6003 Monday- Friday, 8 am – 5 pm or by emailing
canyon@uidaho.edu.
Also check out
www.extension.uidaho.edu/canyon/horticulture for the latest
schedules and information. |
Details TBD. Please contact instructor if
you are interested in registering for this course.
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LEWISTON, ID
(Nez Perce Co.)
Possible video conference technology with Kamiah and Grangeville. |
Lydia Clayton
(208) 799-3096
lclayton@uidaho.edu
Cinda Williams
cindaw@uidaho.edu
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Thursday Evenings
Introduction series -
Sept 29 - Oct 27, 2011
5:30-8:30 PM
(Topics include: Whole Farm Planning, Resources, Enterprise
Evaluation, Sustainable Crops, Livestock & Equipment, Facilities,
Direct Marketing, Budgets)
Digging Deeper Series:
Nov 3-17, 2011
6:00 -8:00 PM
(Topics include: Basic Soils, Cover crops, Sustainable soil
management for better pastures)
Course fees and location TBD. |
LEWISTON, ID
(Nez Perce Co.)
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Lydia Clayton
(208) 799-3096
lclayton@uidaho.edu
Cinda Williams
cindaw@uidaho.edu
Please email
registration
form to:
nezperce@uidaho.edu
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FREE! Farm Tour Series!
Tuesday evenings
6 p.m.—7:30 p.m.
August 30
– Umiker Vineyard, Lewiston
September 20
– Jim’s Year Round Produce, Juliaetta
October 4
– Eileen’s Eggs, Lewiston
To register, please see the:
Field Tour Flyer
The farm tour series is strongly encouraged for participants
enrolled in the Lewiston course on Sustainable Small Farming and
Ranching.
Funding for the Farm Tour Series is provided by the Western Center
for Risk Management Education. |
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Course: Sustainable Small Farming and Ranching - Spring
2012 |
SANDPOINT, ID
(Bonner County) |
Diane Green
(208) 263-8957
diane@greentreenaturals.com
www.greentreenaturals.com
Bonner County Extension
(208) 263-8511 |
Please contact instructor for details and to register for course.
Located at the Bonner County
Extension Office: 4205 N. Boyer Avenue, Sandpoint, ID |
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Course: Agricultural
Entrepreneurship - Spring
2012 |
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Location |
Instructor |
Dates,
Times, Fees |
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Not offered for spring 2012 |
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Course: Organic
Farming & Gardening - Spring 2012 |
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Location |
Instructor |
Dates,
Times, Fees |
PULLMAN, WA
Washington State University Distance Degree Program course
cross-listed with University of Idaho |
Stephen Bramwell
bramwell@wsu.edu
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Spring Semester 2012
Jan - April
Course offered online through the WSU Distance Degree Program:
WSU Soils 101
UI Ag 101
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Course: Organic Farming
Practicum - Spring 2012 |
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Location |
Instructor |
Dates,
Times, Fees |
MOSCOW, ID
University of Idaho Campus Farm |
Jodi Johnson-Maynard
jmaynard@uidaho.edu |
Spring Semester
Jan - May 2012
UI Organic Farm
Contact Jodi to arrange
credit, listed as UI Soil 499. |
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Course:
Field Analysis of Sustainable Food Systems - Spring 2012 |
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Location |
Instructor |
Dates,
Times, Fees |
MOSCOW, ID /
PULLMAN, WA
University of Idaho/ Washington State University
Open for Community and
Academic students
This course requires
participation in a 1-week field tour over the WSU spring break.
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http://classes.css.wsu.edu/soils445/index.html
Kevin Murphy
(509) 335-9692
kmurphy2@wsu.edu
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Tentative In-Field Course Dates:
Spring Break, 2012
WSU Soils 445/545
UI Ag 445/504
This course will emphasize field analyses of several examples of each
of several different agricultural businesses, with a focus on
understanding the systems and the concept of sustainability.
After initial readings over the first eight weeks of the spring
semester, we will meet as a class and visit farms, processing
facilities, and marketing venues, in a selected region of Washington
State (TBD).
3 university credits or
5.2 Continuing Education Units |
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Course: World
Agricultural Systems - Fall 2011 / Spring 2012 |
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Location |
Instructor |
Dates,
Times, Fees |
PULLMAN,
WA
Washington State University
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Steve Ullrich
509-335-4936,
ullrich@wsu.edu
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Fall Semester 2011
Aug - Dec
WSU Crops/Soils 360
UI PlSC 360
link to course schedule |
PULLMAN,
WA
Washington State University, cross-listed with University of Idaho
Distance Degree Course
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Steve Ullrich
509-335-4936,
ullrich@wsu.edu
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Spring Semester 2012
Jan - April
WSU Crops / Soils 360
UI PlSC 360
Study of
agro-environmental characteristics of world agriculture; historical
and contemporary features of world food production. Cooperative
course taught by WSU, open to UI students (PISc 360).
3 university credits or
5.2 Continuing Education Units |
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On-Farm Internships &
Mentorships |
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County/Location |
Farmer Mentor |
Dates,
Times, Fees |
Riley Creek
Blueberry Farm
Laclede ID |
Stan Urmann |
To be arranged |
Greentree Naturals
Sandpoint ID |
Diane Green |
To be arranged |
Skylines Farm Sheep & Wool
Harvard ID |
Melissa Lines |
To be arranged |
Moffett's Organics
Colfax WA |
Stacia & David Moffett
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To be arranged |
Maple K Farm
Colton WA |
Tom Kammerzell |
To be arranged |
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University of Idaho Student Organic Farm |
Jodi Johnson-Maynard |
To be arranged |
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Washington State University Organic Farm |
Brad Jaeckel |
To be arranged |
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