Farming Courses

Winter 2025 Farmer Planning Course

This 10-week course is geared toward beginning farmers planning to start a vegetable farm. Topics may include farm design, business planning, advanced crop planning, marketing options, financial management, accessing government resources, field records, produce safety, land access, and managing employees. Spanish interpretation available.

Date: February 11 - April 22 (except March 25)
Time: Tuesdays, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Location: Online via Zoom

• $100; scholarships available, contact farmertraining@fortlewis.edu

Register for the Farmer Planning course

Growing Specialty Crops at High Elevation

This course offers an overview of the basics of crop culture in small-scale diversified vegetable production. It will focus on seed and site sections for harvesting, post-harvest handling, and marketing.

Date: Starts the second week of July and runs for six weeks
Time: Thursdays, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Location: Farmer Training Yurt Classroom
Registration: Open year-round and due a week before classes begin

• $400; sliding scale available

Seed to Seed: Plant Basics for Farmers

This course covers everything from plant propagation to seed saving and introduces the basics of botany and seed saving from multiple perspectives.

Date: Starts the second week of July and runs for six weeks
Time: Tuesdays, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Location: Farmer Training Yurt Classroom
Registration: Open year-round and due a week before classes begin

• $400; sliding scale available

Intro to Market Farming

Working with Livestock