The Flourish Farm Course is Back on the Farm!
Upcoming 2-day Workshops
October 10th-11th, 2024
Bella Vita Farm
Brookeville, Maryland
January 17th and 18th, 2025
Bare Roots Organics
Jupiter, Fl
April 24th and 25th, 2025
Wellpower Farm and Garden
Denver, CO
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
The Flourish Farm Course combines our complete online course with two full days of in-person training
The Online Farm Course
We strongly recommend going through the online courses prior to attending the in-person workshop.Your registration provides immediate access to all online content.
Classroom and Farm Sessions
Each day will be half classroom and half in the farm.In the classroom we will be reinforcing core concepts and principles.At the farm we will cover everything involved in farm operations and management.
Day 1
Morning Classroom Session
8:30 – 9:30 – Farm Business Essentials
9:45 – 10:45 – Farm Startup Activities
11:00 – 12:00 – Water Quality Basics
Lunch
Afternoon Farm Session
1:30 – 3:00 – Farm system components and operations
3:15 – 5:00 – Fish and Water Quality Management
Day 2
Morning Classroom Session
8:30 – 9:30 – Greenhouse Environmental Management
9:45 – 10:45 – Standard Operating Procedures
11:00 – 12:00 – Fish and Plant Basics
Lunch
Afternoon Farm Session
1:30 – 3:00 – Plant and Pest Management
3:15 – 4:00 – Food and Farm Safety
4:15 – 5:00 – Packaging and Distribution
WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE
- Downloadable Resources –You'll be able to download all of the online course slide decks, farm and business planning worksheets, farmer resources, log files, and fish, plant disease and pest identification guides for use in the farm.
- The Production and Financial Planning System– This spreadsheet based tool allows you to gather all of your startup costs, input system dimensions, calculate energy consumption, generate financial pro formas, create different production scenarios and much more.The tool is invaluable for understanding the financial feasibility of your farm business.
- Access to our Electronic Resources Library–Access a large amount of regularly updated articles, resources and white papers to expand your aquaponic knowledge base.
- Personal, Business, and Market Planning Tools– Help build your business with a Chart of Accounts, Invoices, Insurance information, Business Structures and tax considerations.
OUR PARTNER FARMS
Bella Vita Farm
Bella Vita Farm is ideally situated on 103 acres in the Agricultural Reserve in Brookeville, Maryland just 20 miles outside of our Nation's Capital.The farm produces fresh lettuces and herbs in the aquaponics greenhouse and a large seasonal market garden boasts many favorite vegetables and melons. In addition the farm also produces crops for livestock.
The outside grounds of the home provide picturesque backdrops and views including a grand historic red bank barn, an aquaponic greenhouse, 14 acres of open lawn space with axe throwing and a full size bocce ball court, an expansive patio and tranquil gathering places such as our secret garden.
Bare Roots Organics
Bare Roots Organics is a privately owned 5,000 sq ft aquaponics farm located in Jupiter, Fl.From seeds planted with care to hand-picked produce, each crop is nurtured from beginning to end. This attention to detail makes for flavor-packed, nutrient-dense lettuces, herbs and more. Bare Roots is out to revolutionize the way the world farms by growing sustainable, safe and healthy food with minimal impact.
The Bare Roots farm features three 8′ x 96′ Growasis Deep Water Culture Troughs with the capacity to grow over 100,000 heads a year.The growing system is coupled with four 1,000 gallon fish tanks raising Tilapia and Koi along with a 200 gallon fish quarantine system.
Dahlia Campus Farms & Gardens
Connecting people with fresh, local food, Dahlia Campus features an aquaponics greenhouse, a 40,000 square foot market farm and therapeutic gardens.These combined and accessible green spaces support community well-being.
The Aquaponic Greenhouse produces Catfish, Tilapia and a wide variety of lettuces, collards, kale and herbs for the community farmers market, food baskets and local restaurants.
