Knowledge is Power
Make sure that you and your staff know everything that there is to know about your farm. Natural solutions are key, prevention is always better.
In addition to providing specific comprehensive training on any technology solution we implement for your business, we have also developed a number of courses that can bring your workers up to speed with modern growing methods and new agricultural technologies.
Our training consultants will visit your farm to comprehensively train your team in their own farming environment and then periodically to monitor their progress. We have developed this flexible training model to deliver training to farmers from all levels of agriculture. These programs are literally tailored to the specific capabilities of the farmers involved, and are modified to reflect local environmental and economic conditions,
The following topics can be scheduled for staff training and education purposes:
Available Courses
Risk Management in Organic Production
Risks and risk management strategies in organic farming will be identified and analyzed. The uncertainties inherent in weather, yields, prices, Government policies, global markets, and other factors that impact farming can cause wide swings in farm income.
Introduction to Sustainable Agriculture
Not only does sustainable agriculture address many environmental and social concerns, but it offers innovative and economically viable opportunities for growers, laborers, consumers, policymakers and many others in the entire food system.
Certified Organic Basics
What you need to know to make the legal transition or full scale plan to become a certified organic producer. This is a booming business with amazing growth rates, as consumers increasingly demand certified organic produce, positively impacting your bottom line
Micro-Propagation & Cultivar production
Efficiently root plant cuttings and sprout seeds. Learning situational product application and maintaining new growth. You’ll soon know effective methods for producing near perfect survival rates on the most difficult to root cuttings and seedlings.
Preventative Pest Management
Preventative solutions for pests and molds. Most health experts will tell you it’s cheaper to invest in prevention, than to wait for a health problem. Gardening is no different, maintaining plant health with preventative measures will help to ensure a healthy harvest.
Growing outside the Box
Learn the advantages and disadvantages of using non-earthen organic mixes for accelerated growth. With so many other organic substances available why use just dirt? Soon you’ll be understanding how increased porosity can be positive, plant vigor and disease resistance can be improved, & other benefits of complex organic mixes.
Actively Aerated Compost Tea (AACT) production
Creating live, active beneficial bacteria to accelerate plant growth and invigorate soils. Maintaining soil health is becoming a lost art. You will learn how to combine new technology with old ideas..
Basics of Aquaponics
Throw out bottle fertilizers, we feed plants with fish water. Find harmony bathing plant roots in fish water, filtering the waste and returning purified water to the fishtank. Learn the world’s most efficient way to produce crops in the new millenium.
An investment in knowledge pays the best interest
Benjamin Franklin