AGR6090 - Farm Apprentice Certificate
Course Description
Discounted certificate bundle for Farm Apprentice Courses. The Farm Apprentice Certificate of Professional Development (CPD) encompasses a six-month, 10-module curricula consisting of 11 courses designed to provide the fundamentals of knowledge and practice through instruction and on-farm mentoring demonstrations to prepare a beginning farmer to operate a farm using regenerative agricultural practices.Applicants for the CPD must attend and participate in a minimum of 70% of all class and lab sessions for each course on the Course list, and achieve 100% of completion requirements through submission and presentation of a final project.
The CPD courses meet the instructional class requirements for the 176-hour Farm Apprentice Mentoring (FAM) program coordinated by the Hawaii Farmers Union United (HFUU) – Maui Chapter, and co-sponsored by the County of Maui.
Contact Nicolette van der Lee, nhv@hawaii.edu, 808-984-3300 for more information.
Course Outline
Participants in the Farm Apprentice CPD must complete the following courses:
SUS6900 Perspectives on Native Hawaiian Sustainability: Malama Ahupuaa
AGR6005 Sustainable Farming: Fundamentals from Soil to Harvest
AGR6605 Principles of Irrigation
AGR6023 Basic Plant Botany, Propagation & Seeds
AGR6600 Improved Crop Production with Low & High Tunnels
AGR6024 Weed Management for Organic Operations
AGR6027 Introduction to Crop Planning, Farm Business and Certifications
AGR6007 Managing Pests & Diseases for Plants