March 1 - April 3

Season Extension with High Tunnels online course

The Northeast Beginning Farmers Project is offering Season Extension with High Tunnels as one of its online courses this season.

The six-week course runs from March 1 to April 3 under the tutelage of co-instructors:

• Jud Reid, regional vegetable specialist with the CCE Cornell Vegetable Program.
• Crystal Stewart, regional vegetable specialist with the CCE Eastern New York Commercial Horticulture Program.

By the end of the course, you’ll have the knowledge you need to:

• Complete a basic site assessment and know when to bring in experts to discuss site limitations
• Make decisions to improve or maintain their soil health and fertility in the tunnel
• Select an appropriate high tunnel structure for their site, climate, and production needs
• Select and grow appropriate cold and/or warm season crops for the tunnel
• Employ pest control and trouble-shooting strategies for high tunnels
• Decide if high tunnels make economic, environmental, and social sense on the farm

Fee for this course is $250. Sign up a month or more in advance of the start date and receive $25 off. Sign up for three or more courses and received $50 off your total.

Read more and register.

Publication date: 1/10/2017

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