Submitted by the Washington State University Extention Agency.

Interested in farming? Not sure how to begin? Do you dream of beginning or expanding a small farm?

The Cultivating Success™ series of courses combines workshop and farmer-direct learning experiences to help foster the success of new and existing farms. Cultivating Success helps participants explore the unique advantages available to the small and mid-size farm.

Join WSU Extention Agency for the first course in the series, Whole Farm Planning to be held on Mondays, 6 – 8 p.m., Sept. 25 through Dec. 4. Offered statewide, the course will be conducted online using the Zoom platform with in-person field trips available in some regions of Washington State. In addition, the course will be offered with Spanish language interpretation and facilitation.

Weekly presentations include local growers, organizations, and agriculture professionals with expertise in direct marketing, value-added processing, production planning, agronomy, livestock production, and more. Cultivating Success provides students with the tools necessary to create, develop, or expand a sustainable farm operation. Cost for the eleven-week course is $200 per farm/family. Scholarships are available for Military Veterans and anyone for whom the course fee is a barrier. Visit

https://www.cultivatingsuccesswa.org/courseregistration/p/whole-farm-planning to register online.

For more information on the course, visit cultivatingsuccesswa.org/whole-farm-planning or contact Kate Smith by phone at 360-395-2363, or email kate.smith@wsu.edu.

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