If you’ve owned your own business or you have strong marketing skills, and you’d like to learn the how-to of food production in this region, then earning your Entrepreneurial Agriculture Production Certificate is the perfect next step.

After completing this certificate, you’ll be able to:

• Explain the science behind plant growth and soil health, and how to improve both through ecologically sustainable methods.
• Start fruit and vegetable plants from seed and from cuttings, in preparation for small- and mid-scale farm production.
• Take advantage of season extension methods like hoop houses or high tunnels.
• Recognize pest and disease pressure in plant crops.
• Harvest, wash, and pack vegetables for best shelf life and delivery to grocers/chefs.