Small Farm Orientation
📅 Date: Thursday, October 22, 2026 • 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
📍 Location: Virtual Microsoft Teams Meeting OR
303 Gay St, Cambridge, MD 21613
This two-hour online course is for new farmers with zero to five years of experience operating a farm. Ben Dukes and Malique Middleton, small farm agent for the VSU Small Farm Outreach Program, and Dr. Theresa Nartea, extension specialist for VSU Integrated Marketing Program, will walk attendees through the process of how to develop a productive and profitable farm.
Participants will receive a Small Farm Orientation manual.
QUICK TECH NOTE: Please install Microsoft Teams on the device you will be using. Test your microphone and speakers. Open the meeting link a few minutes early.
For more information, contact Ben Dukes at 804.731.7916 orbdukes@vsu.edu.
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Source: VSU Extension