Integrated Learning Courses for Vegetable Farmers

This project is working is to increase the viability of organic and sustainable vegetable farms in the Northeast by helping producers acquire and use new management and production skills. The project focuses on four topic areas: soil and fertility management, organic insect and disease management, on-farm energy management, and marketing, highlighting current research, on-farm innovations and emerging market trends.

Lead Department or Center: Women’s Agricultural Network (WAgN)

UVM Partners: UVM Extension is providing leadership and coordination for the Marketing Course

Community Partners: NOFA-VT is the lead organization for the project

Project Timing: July 2009 – June 2011: Marketing Course

More Info: Beth Holtzman, Outreach & Education Coordinator, WAgN, Beth.holtzman@uvm.edu; Wendy Sue Harper, NOFA-VT, wendysue@nofa.org

Tagged as: farm management, market access, organic, pests, skills, UVM Extension, Women's Agricultural Network (WAgN)