Success StorySmall Farms Series
Small Farms Series
Author: Matthew Chadwick
Planning Unit: Calloway County CES
Major Program: Bees/Beekeeping
Plan of Work: Local Foods and Small Farms
Outcome: Intermediate Outcome
This season Calloway County Extension office has offered a new series of classes centered around increasing viability and overall profitability of a small scale farm. Classes were offered in the areas of meat bird production, small flock laying hens, truck patch vegetable gardening, small ruminant management, vegetable crop management, and rearing chicks in fall. The last class of the series will be held on December 14th and will discuss marketing your product. This series has been very well received by the community, and has given extension a pathway to bring in new clientele.
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