Register Now for an upcoming Green Classes for anyone interested in home gardening or sustainable farming! Trident Technical College's Continuing Education's Green Courses' Sustainable Agriculture Program have created this class series through a partnership with Lowcountry Local First. We are working together to reach more folks! Graduates from these classes will have the skills to run sustainable rural/urban farms, teach in school gardens, create community gardens, victory gardens, create new local food biz, and work in food justice here in the Lowcountry. Our classes are designed for anyone interested in; growing gardens, large or small, marketing their produce or just sharing it with friends, growing for their family, their child’s school, or their community. If you are looking for a new career in the growing agricultural industry, or just looking for a productive new hobby, our classes are for you!
The course will be held just 25 miles down the road, at Trident Tech's St Paul's Parish Site in Hollywood, SC on Hwy 162.
Instructor’s Name: Buster Herrington
Course Info (Title): Tractors
Class fee: $79.00
Location: St Paul's Parish Site, classroom 104
Date: Saturday, March 26th, 9am -1pm
Class description: Parts, operation, safety and maintenance
Instructor’s Name: Jenny Bloom
Course Info (Title): Market Gardens
Class fee: $169.00
Location: St Paul's Parish Site, Classroom 104
Date: Monday, April 4,11,18, 25 from 6:30-8:30pm
Class description: Growing and Marketing from a Small Scale Farming Perspective
Instructor’s Name: Kari Whitley
Course Info (Title): Intro to Sustainable Agriculture
Class fee: $259.00
Location: St Paul's Parish Site, Classroom 104
Date: Thursdays, April 7- June 2, 6:00-8:30
Class description: The Basics for Growing Food Locally
Instructor’s Name: Roger Francis
Course Info (Title): Local Soils and Soil Amendments
Class fee: $169.00
Location: St Paul's Parish Site, Classroom 104
Date: Thursdays, June 2, 9, 16, 23 form 6:30-8:30
Class description: Learn about our local soils and how best to amend them to maximize your gardens yield
Instructor’s Name: Jenny Bloom
Course Info (Title): Composting
Class fee: $79.00
Location: St Paul's Parish Site, Classroom 104
Date: Monday, June 6 and June 13th from 6:30-8:30pm
Class description: Composting in piles, worm boxes and the best ways to incorporate compost into your garden.
Course Info (Title): Composting
Class fee: $79.00
Location: St Paul's Parish Site, Classroom 104
Date: Monday, June 6 and June 13th from 6:30-8:30pm
Class description: Composting in piles, worm boxes and the best ways to incorporate compost into your garden.
Instructor’s Name: Danielle Spies
Course Info (Title): Propagation
Location: Savory Herbs Farm, Johns Island
Date: Saturdays, September 10th and 17th, 9:00am- 1:00pm
Class description: Seeding, soils, and cuttings; the basics of propagation for any size grower
Class description: Seeding, soils, and cuttings; the basics of propagation for any size grower
Sustainable Agriculture Program Coordinator: Catherine McGuinn
Contact information: cmcguinn@bellsouth.net
An expert taken from, Who are the new farmers? By John Ikerd: http://web.missouri.edu/~ikerdj/papers/SFT-New%20Farmers%20-%20USDA%20Census.htm
A link to all of John Ikerd’s papers: http://web.missouri.edu/~ikerdj/papers/
