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 Extension Regional Small Farms Program for the first course in the series, “Whole Farm Planning,” set for 6-8 p.m. on Mondays, Sept. 25-Dec. 4. Offered statewide, the course will be conducted online using the Zoom platform, with in-person field trips throughout the Olympic Peninsula. 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 is designed to provide students with the tools necessary to create, develop, or expand a sustainable farm operation, organizers say.

Cost for the 11-week course is $200 per farm/family. Scholarships are available for military veterans and anyone for whom the course fee is a barrier.

Visit cultivatingsuccesswa.org/courseregistration/p/whole-farm-planning to register.

For more information on the course, visit cultivatingsuccesswa.org or contact Kellie Henwood, Regional Small Farms Coordinator, at kellie.henwood@wsu.edu or 360-379-5610, x201.