About Growers Academy
The Virginia Tech Catawba Sustainability Center is offering the fourth annual Growers Academy, a series of courses specifically designed to help new and transitioning agricultural businesses succeed. An 8 week learning series focused on low-input crop production and launching your own agri-business. Instructors include resource professionals and farm business owners.
Topics include:
- Planning for Success: Setting Goals and Establishing Targets
- Soils and Composting
- Marketing
- Business Plan Development
- Equipment for Small Farms
- Preventative Pests and Weed Management
- Crop Production and Planning
- Business Plan Review
- Farm Tour on Saturday, March 9
Dates and Location
January 22 – March 12, 2013
Tuesdays, 6-9 pm (no class on February 19)
Virginia Tech Roanoke Center in the Roanoke Higher Education Building at 108 North Jefferson Street
Contact:
Josh Nease
Virginia Tech Catawba Sustainability Center, Manager
108 N. Jefferson Street, Suite 701, Roanoke, VA 24016
Phone: 540-553-2311 or jnease@vt.edu
Notices & News
Want to start a farm business but don’t have land?
Graduates of the Growers’ Academy are eligible to lease land at a discounted rate at the Catawba Sustainability Center in Catawba, Virginia.
Check out the 2010
Growers' Academy video.
View it on YouTube
