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BF 120: Vegetable Production I

General Course Resources

Instructor Contact
Webinar Schedule and Participant Guide
Pre-Course Survey
FORUM: Please introduce yourself!
Please watch this before our first session
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Navigating in Teachable; Getting a Course Completion Certificate; and More

Week 1: Introductions and Soil Health

Webinar Link, Slides, and Recording
FORUM: Soil Health
Cover Crop Resources for Soil Health
Management Resources for Soil Health
Video Resources for Soil Health
ACTIVITY: Do this quiz after listening to the webinar on soil
Cover Crops Innoculants

Week 2: Site Assessment

Webinar Join Link, Slides, and Recording
Soil Resources for Site Selection
FORUM: Site Selection on Your Land
Hear From Farmers on Soil and Water
QUIZ: Site Selection

Week 3: Season-long Planning, Layout and Preparation

Webinar Join Link, Slides, and Recording
FORUM: Takeaways from this week's webinar
FORUM: Choosing and Starting Seeds
Planning and Bed Prep Resources
Planting Resources
Pest Management Resources

Week 4: Choosing Equipment

Webinar Join Link, Slides, and Recording
Understanding Equipment Needs
Video Resources for Equipment Selection
ACTIVITY and FORUM: Researching Equipment
Where to buy equipment?

Week 5: The Business of Vegetable Production: Looking at vegetables through the lens of financial viability

Webinar Join Link, Slides, and Recording
Worksheets for Business Session
FORUM: Enterprise Budgets
Creating Your Enterprise Budget
Hear From Farmers About Planning and Profitability
FORUM: Marketing Ideas

Week 6: Cover Crops and Wrap Up

Webinar Join Link, Slides, and Recording
Forum Follow-Up - Cover Crops Super Simplified
FORUM: Final Thoughts and Questions
Continue Your Learning at a Discount!
Complete the Post-Course Survey - Chance to Win a Free Course!
Winter Conferences
Staying Connected After This Course Ends

Additional Resources

Grower Library and Resources
Potting Mixes for Organic Production - ATTRA
Irrigation Resources - in depth
Food Safety Resources
Winter Conferences for Veg & Fruit Growers '23-'24
Tarping Your Soil - Resources
Soil Conservation District Resources

Worksheets for Business Session

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