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Small Farm School classes

Each year we announce a new schedule for the Small Farm School. Explore what classes were offered in previous years for an idea of what is typcially offered.

2023 Classes

  • Enhancing Beneficial Insects with On-Farm Habitat
  • Field-to-Market: Selling Farm Direct, Producer-Processed, Value-Added Products in Oregon
  • Growing Medicinal Herbs in Oregon
  • Nutrient Management and Cover Crops in Organic Vegetables
  • Season Extension and Winter Vegetable Production
  • Small Scale Orchard Establishment (outside)
  • Staying Above Water: Controlling Mud and Manure on the Farm
  • The ABC’s of CSA’s
  • Tractor Operation and Safety
  • Becoming Market Ready - Best Practices for Selling at a Farmers Market
  • Forages for Summer Resilience
  • Forest-cultivated Shiitake Mushroom Production for Diversified Farms in the PNW
  • Introduction to Permaculture: Site Analysis for Farms
  • Just Getting Started? Exploring What to Farm
  • Low Input High Value Fruit Crops (outside)
  • Soil Health for All (outside)
  • Agroforestry Workshop for Small-Scale Farmers in the Pacific Northwest
  • Getting Started with the NRCS: Relevant Programs for Small-scale Farmers and Ranchers
  • Growing Grains and Pulses in the Willamette Valley
  • Low Cost/No Cost Marketing; Essential Strategies for a Solid Foundation
  • Mushroom Cultivation: Beginner Basics (Mushroom Farming and Mushrooms on the Farm)
  • Nutrient Management and Cover Crops in Organic Vegetables
  • Quick and Dirty Guide to Maintaining Soil Health on your Pasture, Forest and Cropland
  • Rethinking Ruminant Internal Parasite Management
  • Succession Planning Basics

2022 Classes

  • Oregon Farm Link: Tips for Securing Farmland
  • Funding Your Small Farm Dream
  • Working with the USDA: Records 101 and Paperwork Explained
  • Improving Soil Health with No-Till Practices
  • Renewable Energy on the Farm
  • Soil Health Principles and Field Evaluations
  • Adding Agricultural Tourism To Your Small Farm
  • Natural Disaster Response and Preparedness on the Farm
  • Small Farms Advocacy: Best Ways to Get Involved!
  • Dry Farming in Western Oregon
  • Crop Planning for Winter Vegetable Markets
  • Mushroom Production: Beginner Basics for Gourmet and Symbiotic Mushroom Cultivation
  • Process Your Poultry at Home (Double Session)
  • Process Your Poultry at Home (Double Session)
  • Farmers' Woes: Managing Stress & Procrastination (with science!)
  • Body Care and Ergonomics for Farmers

2022 Classes

  • Creating Habitat for Beneficial Insects
  • Cultivating Mushrooms
  • Disaster Preparedness
  • Effect of Multi vs Single Species Grazing
  • Establishing Cover Crops
  • Farmers' Woes: Managing Stress
  • Fruit Tree Pruning Basics
  • Introduction to Irrigation
  • Organic Insect and Disease Pest Management in PNW Orchards
  • Rules & Regulations in Livestock Products
  • Scaling Up Your Livestock Business
  • Soil!
  • Uncommon Fruits
  • Using Compost on Your Farm

2020 Classes (Webinars)

  • Poultry for Beginners
  • Food Safety from Field to Market
  • White Farmers and Food System Members Forming an Anti-Racist Affinity Group: Experiences from a Portland Farmer Development Group
  • Equitable Food Access: Hear from Farmers in the Field
  • Pasture Management
  • How to start a farm business
  • Marketing, Promotion & Brand Identity
  • Dry Farming: Vegetable Crops in the Maritime Pacific Northwest
  • Sustainable Hemp Production
  • Data Tracking on your farm
  • Equitable Food Access: How to contribute to Oregon’s Food Sovereignty Network
  • Running a CSA: Know Before You Grow
  • Farm to Vase: Growing and Designing Specialty Cut Flowers
  • Vegetable Weed Management
  • Growing and Marketing Winter Vegetables West of the Cascades
  • Bookkeeping Practices
  • Soil Ecology for Small-Scale Veggie Production
  • Farming while black: Documentary and discussion w/FOFF

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