Sustainable Small Farming and Ranching: On-line course registration is now open!

This course on Sustainable Small Farming and Ranching guides participants to realistically evaluate their goals and resources, and provides the tools to evaluate the feasibility of starting a sustainable small acreage enterprise. Course topics include whole farm planning, resource evaluation, site appropriate production practices, enterprise budgets, market analysis and risk management/food safety assessment. Upon course completion, project participants will have the knowledge and skills to engage in whole farm planning.

The Cultivating SuccessTM program is now enrolling participants in the first on-line version of this course. The course will run for 10 weeks, from January 10 to April 1. Due to grant support from the Western Center for Risk Management Education, the course fee of $125 is being waived and limited enrollment is available for no charge on a first come basis. Space in this course is limited. Registration deadline is December 15, 2010.

All course participants will be responsible for completing the following course requirements:

Participant Responsibilities
To register for the on-line course at no cost participants must agree to:

o Participate in the on-line course from January – April 2011

o Schedule 5-8 hours per week to complete on-line course assignments and activities, including:

• Reading and written assignments (3-5 hours)

• Participate in a total of eight weekly real-time chat sessions (1 hour each)

• Participate in a weekly on-line forum/discussion board (1 hour)

• Begin developing or develop a whole farm plan (1 hour a week)

o In addition to completing course assignments and activities, participants must agree to complete the on-line course evaluation process, including:

• Give course feedback with 2 short evaluations during the course

• Complete the End-of-Course Evaluation

• Complete a Post-Course Evaluation 1 year after taking the course



Course reading and resource materials will be provided free of charge via the course website. A comprehensive, printed resource manual that includes course readings will be available for purchase at a cost of $35 plus $10.70 flat-rate shipping. 


Sustainable Small Farming and Ranching On-line Course Registration Form

Please register me in this on-line course. In exchange for free registration, I agree to complete the course requirements outlined above. ____ yes, ____ no

I understand participating in this course is a 5-8 hour per week commitment and I am willing and able to devote the time necessary to complete the course work and evaluations.

____ yes, ____ no

NAME: _____________________________________________________________________

FARM/RANCH/BUSINESS NAME: _______________________________________________

MAILING ADDRESS: __________________________________________________________

EMAIL: _____________________________________________________________________

PHONE: __________________________________________________________________

I understand participating in this course requires access to the Internet on a regular basis. ____ yes, ____ no

Please check one of the following:

___I have high speed internet and will be able to download course materials from the course website

___I have slower internet service and will need to receive course materials on a cd-rom or printed resource manual.

Please email your registration form and questions regarding the on-line course to:

Amanda Snyder
Idaho Cultivating Success
TM Program Coordinator
amsnyder@uidaho.edu

Registration is due no later than December 15, 2010.

For more information regarding courses, internships and farmer mentors, please visit:

http://www.cultivatingsuccess.org/


This project is based upon work supported by USDA/NIFA under Award Number 2010-49200-06203.


Amanda Snyder

Sustainable and Small Farms Education, University of Idaho

PO Box 442339

Moscow, ID 83844-2339

E-mail: amsnyder@uidaho.edu

Website: http://www.cultivatingsuccess.org