Sometimes the greatest growth strategy isn’t getting bigger, but getting more from the space you already have.

Taught by an experienced team of ecological farmers and industry experts, Production Methods will dive deep into beyond-beginner strategies for fertility systems and crop layouts to increase your farm’s output, sales, and regenerative value.

Enrollment includes:

• 1.5 hours of live instruction each week
• Q&A with experienced farmers and industry experts
• Lifelong access to all resources provided, including our acclaimed Homeroom documents and a recording of each session.

Learn more about your instructors and key learning objectives for each session below:

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Leveling Up On-Farm Compost

Is composting an art or a science? It’s both! Learn how to develop an effective composting system for your scale and get the tricks of the trade from compost pros. Compost can be a farm’s most valuable resource—ensure you’re making the best compost you can, as efficiently as possible.

Cover Crops for Fertility, Weed Suppression, and More

There’s so much more to cover cropping than simply organic matter addition. Weed suppression, erosion prevention, nitrogen fixation, salt uptake, forage production, water retention and more can all be possible with the right cover crop mix. We’ll talk cover crop species and mixes, but also jump into the in-field aspect of cover cropping, including seeding methods, rates, and timing.

Producing Your Own Fertility Inputs

Inflation hasn’t skipped the organic fertilizer world and farmers are looking for ways to reduce those rising input costs. Close your farm system a little bit more and make your own inputs. Through the techniques of Korean Natural Farming, JADAM, and other methods, farmers can learn to use locally available resources to create inputs that nourish their crops.

Maximizing Yield with Interplanting

Farmers recognize the indigenous wisdom of the three sisters: corn, beans, and squash, but interplanting techniques need not be limited to these three crops. Grow basil under your tomatoes or lettuce with your radishes. More yield per square foot and happier plants to boot. Pairing the right crops together is important, but planting timing is even more crucial. Dig into these details and more in this unique, practical class.

Even the most skilled farmer will struggle to stay afloat without a solid backbone to their business.

Join a class of your peers around the country who are committed to growing a farm business as robust and sustainable as the crops in the ground.

Taught by an experienced team of ecological farmers and industry experts, this four-part series will strengthen your operation by improving farmer-customer relationships, evaluating annual performance, and skillfully editing production practices for a thriving farm.

Enrollment includes:

• 1.5 hours of live instruction each week
• Q&A with experienced farmers and industry experts
• Lifelong access to all resources provided, including our acclaimed Homeroom documents and a recording of each session.

Learn more about your instructors and key learning objectives for each session below:

Sponsored By:

Orientation to Scaling Up for Wholesale Production

Farmers market competition getting you down? Interested in mechanizing or focusing on just a few crops? Wholesale production can be a great option for many farms, but requires consideration in some key areas. This FREE orientation will help you decide if wholesale’s right for you and what you need to get started.

Practical Marketing for Busy Farmers

Cranking out the produce, but struggling to sell all the bounty? Social media have you scratching your head? Join CNG Marketing Coordinator and farmer Erin Worrall as she takes you through how to build your brand and develop efficient, effective marketing strategies.

Recordkeeping Like A Pro

The backbone of every business, good records help us apply all the things we learn each season to make our future seasons even better. Master recordkeeper and successful farmer, Kat Johnson, will share her myriad strategies, systems, and tools for in-the-moment notetaking, number crunching, and enterprise tracking.

Data-Driven Decision Making
December 11

Often the trickiest part of any recordkeeping system isn’t the taking of the records, but the doing something with the records. In this unique course, we’ll help you take your records and turn them into action. Should you invest in that new tractor or a second employee? How long will that fancy new prophouse take to pay for itself? Bring your questions and we’ll have fun with data!