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.