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	Download the 2009 Cultivating Success^TM Idaho Program Highlights Over 420 participants in Idaho have been involved with the Cultivating Success Program since the beginning of the program in 2000 2009 Idaho Courses in Cultivating Success^TM 85 students have attended Cultivating Success™ courses in Idaho. Courses in Sustainable Small Farming and Ranching were offered in Ada, Bonner, and Latah/Lewis counties The Organic Farming Practicum course was piloted at the University of Idaho in spring 2009. Marci Miller, undergraduate in Conservation Soil Sciences, completed an academic internship at the University of Idaho Organic Farm in spring 2009 to be credited toward her Academic Certificate in Sustainable Small Farming and Ranching (to be completed spring 2010). Experiential Learning in Idaho Four farms in Idaho continue to offer on-farm internships: Greentree Naturals in Sandpoint, ID Riley Creek Blueberry Farm of Lacede, ID Skylines Farm Sheep and Wool in Harvard, ID The UI Organic Farm, University of Idaho Moscow Campus Milestones in 2009 An email list-serve called "CS Talk" was created to connect program participants with local announcements in sustainable and small farms education as well as serve as a tool for student discussions The University of Idaho Organic Farm piloted the course Organic Farming Practicum Certificates Awarded in 2009 for Cultivating Success^TM A program certificate Level 1 in Cultivating Success^TM was awarded to Kristen Koenig, a community member from Moscow, ID for completing a Sustainable Small Farming and Ranching course at Quillisascut Farm School, the 2007 Field Analysis of Sustainable Food Systems course, and an on-farm internship at the WSU Organic Farm. Five University of Idaho students are currently working toward the UI Academic Certificate in Sustainable Small Acreage Farming and Ranching. New and Ongoing Projects in Idaho USDA Higher Education Challenge Grant (2008-2011): expanding on-farm educational experiences on university farms, evaluating interdisciplinary and field based undergraduate learning in food and agricultural systems, and development of a UI senior level capstone course on sustainable food & agriculture systems Western SARE Research and Extension Grant (2005 - 2009): Using farmer and rancher input to develop and implement experiential education opportunities for beginning farmers and ranchers, and evaluating these experiences using a series of 9 case studies to document results. Outreach related projects are still in the works for 2010. Goals for 2010 Certifying more Farmer Mentors to the CS program Developing and piloting an online course in Sustainable Small Farming and Ranching for community members through a grant from Western Center for Risk Management Education Review and adapting our program structure in lieu of budget concerns and staff changes Cultivating Success Idaho Team Members Ariel Agenbroad UI Canyon County Extension http://www.extension.uidaho.edu/canyon/ ariel@uidaho.edu Colette DePhelps Co-founder of Cultivating Success^TM cdephelps@verizon.net Diane Green Greentree Naturals in Sandpoint, ID http://greentreenaturals.com/ greentree@coldreams.com Jodi Johnson-Maynard Associate Professor of Soil & Water Management http://soils.cals.uidaho.edu/Maynard/Maynard.htm jmaynard@uidaho.edu Jessica McAleese LadyBird Farms in Pocatello, ID http://www.ladybirdfarms.com/LadyBird_site/Home.html mcaleese39@hotmail.com Amanda Snyder Cultivating Success^TM Idaho Program Coordinator http://www.cultivatingsuccess.org amsnyder@uidaho.edu Cinda Williams UI Latah County Extension http://www.extension.uidaho.edu/latah/ cindaw@uidaho.edu