The Hydroponic Lettuce Intensive Workshop, returning October 13-16th, still has some open seats! The workshop will be held in Tucson, AZ at the Controlled Environment Agriculture Center.
Utilizing the unique facilities of CEAC, the workshops combine classroom time with application in the greenhouse to optimize time away from home for business professionals and growers. With over 40 hours of material delivered over the 4 days, this opportunity for full immersion is unmatched.
What's included?
o 40+ hours of classroom time and hands-on application in the greenhouses at CEAC Campus.o Tours of CEAC's facilities including extensive time in Arizona Vegetable Co. Greenhouse, Teaching & Education Tomato 5000 sq/ft Greenhouse, UAg Vertical Farm, Off-Grid Photovoltaic Greenhouse, Mid-Tech Energy Efficient Greenhouse, CEAC Aquaponics Greenhouse, Mushroom House / Mycoculture Lab, CEAC Head House, and Propagation Greenhouse.o CEAC's unique facilities show a variety of different greenhouse structures and hydroponic systems. Structure types include: Gable, Quonset, Saw tooth, and Indoor/Vertical. Nutrient delivery systems include: Ebb and Flow, Deep Water Culture, Vertical.o Access to lecture materials that have been crafted from CEAC research and educational programs and fine-tuned over the last 10 years.o Catered lunches daily, and breakfast for the days with morning sessions.o Discounted Rates for CEAC's Annual Greenhouse Crop Production & Engineering Design Short Course.o Personal question follow-ups - Being walking distance from a number of restaurant and bars, our instructor is available to address questions more specific to your operation in a casual setting on select evenings.o Certificate of Completiono Arizona tote bags with assorted take-home materials.
Why CEAC's Intensive Workshops?
o Education immediately meets application – CEAC’s unique facilities support a quality learning experience, where knowledge from classroom lectures is immediately applied in the greenhouse.o Substantial time for immersion – The length and thoroughness of CEAC intensive workshop is unmatched! You’ll be ripe with knowledge and bleeding green by the time you leave.o Experience yields efficiency – CEAC Intensive Workshops have been around for 10 years. With a database of 100’s of common questions and strategic delivery of content, we will address many of your questions naturally throughout the workshop. In addition, our limited class size offers the opportunity to address questions more specific to your operation.o Our mission is to educate you, not to try and sell you on a product line! Discussion on equipment/materials in unbiased. We’ll give you a full scope of your buying options.
Cost:
o Lettuce Intensive Course = $1,195.00
Reach out to Austin, Program Coordinator, with any questions.