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The Urban Farmer Field School: FULL REGISTRATION
Event Details
Time: April 18, 2013 at 6pm to April 30, 2013 at 7pm
Location: YWCA Metro Vancouver
Street: 535 Hornby St.
City/Town: Vancouver
Website or Map: http://www.spec.bc.ca/farmer-…
Phone: 604-618-6584
Event Neighbourhood and Type: downtown, workshop, gardening, seeds, beekeeping, carpentry, soil
Organized By: The Urban Farmer Field School
Latest Activity: May 3, 2013
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Event Description
Learn all the skills you need to become a successful urban farmer! Register for the full curriculum of the Urban Farmer Field School. Registration includes the following courses:
Succession Planting
Organic Soil Management
Growing Food In Small Spaces
Fruit Tree Pruning/Canopy Management
Grassroots Bioremediation
Seed Starting
Marketsafe Certification
Seed Saving: Basics
Seed Saving: Advanced
Urban Farming On a Budget
Herbal Medicine
Pest Management
Disease Management
Urban Foraging
Chickens In The City
Beekeeping For Beginners
Beekeeping Intermediate
Carpentry for Gardeners: Chicken Coop
Carpentry for Gardeners: Garden Structures
Season Extension
Preserving The Harvest: Home Canning
Lacto-Fermentation
Planning a Climate Change Resilient Farm
Solar Greenhouses
For details on each class, Visit The UFFS Course List.
Cost: $900
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