[Orange County, CA Permaculture] Urban Farming Course - Long Beach, CA

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Profitable Urban Farming with Curtis StoneFebruary 7 & 8, Long BeachWorkshop Information: permaculturevoices.com/urbanfarming





Learn how you can farm on just a quarter acre of land and make $50,000, or even $100,000 on half an acre.
In this two day workshop, you will learn about strategic production techniques that focus on high value crops with short growth cycles as well as specialized and niche market streams such as restaurants, and cooperative CSA's. You will also learn how to use modern technology to better manage your business that will save you time and money!
Topics Covered: Market research, site selection, site negotiation, crop selection, bed layout, tools, planting, weeding, watering timers, harvesting, market prep & storage, restaurant, CSA, and much more!
Who is this workshop for?Someone who wants to go into an urban food production business.  

This workshop is about serious, high production urban farming and focuses on the business of urban farming - specifically how to produce high value crops and how to sell them.  

This isn't a how to garden workshop, this is a how to garden bio-intensively and profitably so you can make a living doing it workshop.
Curtis Stone is the owner/operator of Green City Acres, a commercial urban farm in Kelowna, BC. Since 2010, he has been successfully farming on multiple urban lots in the cities downtown, and will demonstrate to you, that you can farm on very small plots of land without the debt burden of a mortgage or the high capital expenses of the usual infrastructure that most farms need.
Urban Farming in Kelowna with Curtis Stone

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A recent interview with Curtis talking about his experiences urban farming.
>From Lawn to Productive & Profitable Mini-Farm – Presented by Curtis Stone (b015)

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Curtis wants to show you how you can shave off two to three years of the mistakes he made, and get you off to a strong start now, making a great living doing something you love!
The workshop will take place in Long Beach on February 7 & 8, and costs $199.
For full workshop details, schedule, videos, and registration visit: permaculturevoices.com/ urbanfarming
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