UVM Catamount Educational Farm Summer Programs LW

Catamount Educational Farm UVM Horticulture Research & Education Center (Highlight FTP) The mission of Cat Farm is to model sustainable farming practices through a working vegetable and fruit farm that provides educational and research opportunities for the UVM community.

Catamount Educational Farm Summer Experience UVM Farmer Training Program (Non-credit) PSS Summer and Fall Farm Practicum PSS Undergraduate Summer courses

Farmer Training Program 6 month, full-time, hands-on, non-credit Certificate in Sustainable Farming May 8 – October 27 http://learn.uvm.edu/par tners/cals/programs/far mer-training-program/

Summer Farm Practicum Formerly PSS 209 Intensive, 12-week hands-on summer course Monday & Wednesdays, 8:30-4:00 SIX credits Hands-on vegetable production Soil, crop, pest, weed, management Farm systems Initial crop planning REQUIRED pre-requisite for fall farm practicum

FALL Farm Practicum New for Fall 2017 Monday & Wednesdays, 8:30-4:00 SIX credits Continue & expand concepts learned ion summer practicum Crop plan development CSA operation Season extension MUST take summer practicum to enroll

Cold Climate Viticulture Tuesdays & Thursdays, 9:00-3:00 June 20-July 13 Basic horticultural, pest management and post harvest (winemaking!) concepts of cold climate grape production

Catamount Farm Summer Class Schedule 2017 Experiential Summer Courses at UVM Catamount Educational Farm (credits) Day 5/22 5/29 6/5 6/12 6/19 6/26 7/3 7/10 7/17 7/24 7/31 8/7 MW PSS 195: Sustainable Farm Practicum (6) F PSS 195: Field-based Integrated Pest Management (4) TR PSS 137: Landscape Design Fundamentals (3) PSS 266: Soil Water Movement (3) PSS 195: Cold Climate Viticulture (3) PSS 154: Compost Ecology & Management (3) OL PSS 096: Herb Growing, Design, & Use (3, online) MTRWF PSS 295 International Agroecology (4, hybrid) 7/31-8/11, standalone course

Questions? farmer@uvm.edu