Commercial Organic Vegetable Growing

Commercial Organic Vegetable Growing

Course info

Working or wanting to work on an organic farm?  This extensive course will teach you the processes required to tap into the commercial organic vegetable market.  It provides a wealth of knowledge and practical skills and shows you how to market your produce. Organic vegetables are crops with a future!

What will you achieve from this course?

After completing Commercial Organic Vegetable Growing you will understand general horticulture and plant taxonomy principles, as well as a range of cultivation and planting techniques. You will have the knowledge necessary to grow a thriving crop of healthy organic vegetables and harvest and market them effectively and profitably!

Lessons:

•     Introduction
•     Cultivation and Planting
•     Soils and Nutrition
•     Soil Management- Compost, green manure crops, and the basis of all plant health
•     Review of Major Vegetable Varieties
•     Pests and Disease
•     Seed
•     Greenhouse Growing
•     Lesser Grown Varieties and Herbs
•     Irrigation
•     Mulching
•     Harvesting and Marketing

Course Delivery

This course is able to be completed either online, via E-learning, or by correspondence.

Work Load  | Full time: 12hrs per week |  Part time: 6hrs per week |  Total Duration 100hrs

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