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Eliot School of Fine & Applied Arts
Location: 24 Eliot Street Jamaica Plain MA 02130
Description: The Eliot School inspires lifelong learning in craftsmanship and creativity for all. We offer classes and workshops in woodworking, sewing and fiber arts, painting, drawing, photography and other crafts.
Contact: https://eliotschool.org/, info@eliotschool.org, 617.524.3313
Category: carpentry, cabinetry, knitting, crochet, fiber arts, quilting, weaving, basket making,
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The Organic Farm School
Location: PO Box 837 Freeland, WA 98249
Description: An experiential training program designed for aspiring farms to learn and practice the skills they need to run a small-scale organic farm.
Contact: https://organicfarmschool.org/,
Category: Gardening, Pest Control, Carpentry, Animal husbandry, Beekeeping, soil management
Pennsylvania State University
Location: The Pennsylvania State University, 323 Agricultural Administration Building, University Park, PA 16802
Description: An online reference and course listing for all types of farming.
Contact: https://extension.psu.edu/, https://extension.psu.edu/contacts, 877-345-0691
Category: animal husbandry, Foraging,farming, Forestry, Pest Control, soil management
Stockbridge School of Agricutlure. University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Location: 208 Paige Laboratory, 161 Holdsworth Way, Amherst, MA, 01003
Description: Online certificate program for the small farming demographic
Contact: https://stockbridge.cns.umass.edu/SFF-Certificate, abthorpe@umass.edu, 413-545-2222
Category: farming, Homesteading, Pest Control, Organic, Gardening Beekeeping, Animal husbandry, Poultry, soil management
University of Connecticut
Location: 1376 Storrs Rd, Unit 4036, Storrs, CT, 06269
Description: A free training program for beginning farmers.
Contact: http://newfarms.extension.uconn.edu/, extension@uconn.edu, 860-486-9228
Category: Sustainable agriculture, Pest Control, Soil Management, Land Surverying
University of Vermont - Farmer Training Program
Location: 194 South Prospect Street Burlington, VT 05405
Description: UVM’s Farmer Training Program is a six-month, hands-on program for aspiring farmers and food-systems advocates that provides experiential, skills-based education in sustainable farming. Students will get a unique and comprehensive education by running all aspects of the 10-acre Catamount Educational Farm, learning from expert farmers and educators in the classroom, and alongside successful, inspiring farmers in the Burlington area. PLANT YOURSELF IN A NEW FIELD!
Contact: http://learn.uvm.edu/program/farmer-training/, learn@uvm.edu, (800) 639-3210
Category: farming, sustainable agriculture, soil management, pest control, organic, permaculture
Washington State University Extension
Location: 1919 NE 78th St Vancouver, WA 98665
Description: A series of college programs geared towards individuals who wish to expand their knowledge on many farming practices
Contact: http://extension.wsu.edu/, zena_edwards@wsu.edu, 360-397-6060
Category: Food Preservation, Soil Management, Pest Control, Sustainable Agriculture, Gardening, Animal Husbandry, Forestry/Milling, Fishing, Land Surveying
Wolfe's Neck Center
Location: 184 Burnett Road Freeport, Maine 04032
Description: Situated on over 600 acres of preserved coastal landscape in Freeport, Maine, Wolfe’s Neck Center uses its setting to connect people of all ages to the food they eat and where it comes from.
Contact: https://www.wolfesneck.org/, info@wolfesneck.org, 207-865-4469
Category: Dairy Animals, Farming, Gardening, Pest Control, Animal Husbandry, Poultry Care, Sustainable Agriculture,
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