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| Event Flyer |
Baton Rouge, La. – The Southern University
Agricultural Research and Extension Center (SU Ag Center) will hold an Urban
Agriculture Certification Program in Baker, LA at the Municipal Center, 3325
Groom Rd.
The intensive 12-session training series
will teach participants how to use sustainable agricultural practices in an
urban environment; with hands on experience. Classes will be held from 6 p.m. –
8 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays from August 16 – September 13, 2018.
Topics covered during the series will
include: Permaculture and the Environment; Water Harvesting, Irrigation and
Composting; Small Scale Agriculture; Animal Husbandry: Poultry, Bees and Worms;
Vertical Farming, Hydroponics, and Aquaponics; Maximizing the Use of Land
Resources and Infrastructure; Working with City Government within City
Ordinances; Construction Techniques, Hoop Houses, Raised Beds; Organic and
Sustainable Production and Combatting Diseases and Man-Made Threats.
Each class will be led by experts and
professors from the SU Ag Center.
To date, the SU Ag Center has held three Urban
Agriculture Certification programs in St. Landry, East Baton Rouge and
Livingston Parish.
Interested participants can register for
the certification program by visiting, bakergardening.eventbrite.com.
For additional information about the
certification program, contact Marlin Ford, Ph.D., at marlin_ford@suagcenter.com.
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