Aquaculture/Aquaponics: Build an indoor system for raising fish. Recycle the wastewater from the fish and grow plants. This is known as aquaponics. See us grow Tilapia at a very low cost. Learn how to build indoor fish and plant systems for food production. Participants will set up a small scale Aquaponics system and learn how to maintain and monitor tilapia fish production in a closed loop/natural system.
Bee Keeping: Learn the ABC’s of urban or rural beekeeping without the use of chemicals. Participants will leave with a solid understanding of the materials, suppliers and environment to keep these amazing animals content and productive.
Community Project Design: Develop effective action plans for your food system project. Meet people who have actually done community projects requiring technical expertise in soil remediation, urban agriculture & food distribution, aquaculture, vermiculture, community gardening, large or small-scale composting, bee-keeping, etc.
Living Biological Growing Systems: An Innovative Approach to Sustainable Production. Learn how to develop a comprehensive and sustainable growing system that can grow food year-round without heat.
Composting: Learn how to build indoor/small scale compost systems, and design and maintain outdoor/small and large-scale systems. Discuss collection of waste streams in the city or on the farm.
Vermiculture: Construct and maintain a worm bin. Use vermicompost as a fertilizer or use it for generating cash from those who want an excellent, organic fertilizer.
Hoop House Construction: Hoop houses are a great season extender whether used for early tomatoes or year round greens. They are extremely adaptable and can be inexpensive to maintain. This workshop will demonstrate how to bend pipe to make hoops, how to erect and secure the hoops, how to finish the ends as well as pull the plastic. We will also discuss strategies for utilizing the structure.
Year Round Production and Marketing Workshop: Participate in a group discussion focused on year-round greenhouse production and marketing strategies to effectively sell your product. Get hands-on training to learn how to mix soil, seed, harvest, wash and package sprouts. Take home some finished product to share!
Mycoscaping: Mushrooms are growing! Learn how to cultivate mushrooms and how they help to remediate the soil. Join us as we experiment with various substrates and strains of mycelium in our greenhouses.
Renewable Energy – Solar Power: Participants will be introduced to solar photovoltaic electricity, wind power and solar hot water systems. Learn the fundamentals, advantages, disadvantages and incentives to each of these systems and learn how to incorporate using alternative energy sources into your agricultural, residential or commercial settings. Participants will be able to receive hands on experience as we take you on a step by step creation of a small off-grid solar system.