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PLOW Sharing' <br />tion, skills, and resources to make good de- <br />cisions when selecting plants for southern <br />landscapes. Care and maintenance of plants <br />as well as natural controls for disease and <br />pests will be covered. Recommended for <br />those interested in working in the landscape <br />or nursery business. Offered Mondays, <br />6:00 -9:00 PM, 9 /10/01 to 11/26/01; Doris <br />Huneycutt, instructor. <br />Formulating a Business Plan: Rural En- <br />trepreneurship through Action Learning <br />(R.E.A.L.): This established entrepreneu- <br />rial and small business skills course will <br />give students the management, accounting <br />and business planning skills necessary to im- <br />plement a sound agricultural business plan. <br />It is designed to assist farmers who want to <br />start a new farm operation, or to develop <br />products or services to expand an existing <br />enterprise. Offered Mondays, 6:00 -9:00 <br />PM, 9/10/01 to 12/17/01; Karen Watts, in- <br />structor. <br />Wild Edible and Medicinal Plants - Field <br />Study: The focus of this field study will be <br />locating, identifying, approaching, collect- <br />ing and using your own edible and medici- <br />nal plants. Frequent field trips to local areas <br />for identification and sustainable harvest of <br />native plants are planned as part of the <br />learning experience. Learn how to explore <br />herb habitats and communities, and discover <br />ways to open up to this healing, nurturing, <br />and renewing force. Most of the class will <br />take place outdoors, so come dressed ac- <br />cordingly. Students should bring a notebook <br />suitable for use outdoors. Offered Tuesdays, <br />3:00 -6:00 PM, 10/9/01 to 12/11/01; Will <br />Endres, instructor. <br />Page 5 <br />Wild Edible and Medicinal Plants: Herb- <br />alist and Wild Crafter Will Endres shares <br />his more than twenty -five years of experi- <br />ence in the gathering and preparation of <br />wild herbs for personal use and sale. Learn <br />how to wisely integrate plants into your <br />daily life. This is an interactive course <br />where you will be given the opportunity to <br />ask all of your herbal questions. The <br />preparation of herbs for use by drying, and <br />by making fluid extracts will be covered. <br />This course complements the Field Study <br />class, but neither is a pre- requisite. Of- <br />fered Tuesdays, 7:00 -9:00 PM, 10/9/01 to <br />12/11/01; Will Endres, instructor. <br />Plant Propagation for Market Garden <br />and Nursery: Topics in this class will in- <br />clude tools and techniques for propagation <br />by seed, division and cuttings as well as <br />grafting and budding. Seasonally appropri- <br />ate propagation will be demonstrated; <br />other topics will include producing <br />a marketable product, an overview of the <br />nursery industry and seed saving tech- <br />niques. Instruction will combine the talents <br />of local experts to give students a basic un- <br />derstanding and hands -on experience in <br />propagating plants for market. Offered <br />Tuesdays, 3:00 -6:00 PM, 9 /11 /01 to <br />11/27/01; Robin Kohanowich and Andy <br />Upshaw, instructors. <br />Biological Soil and Pest Management: <br />The foundation of sustainable agriculture is <br />the building and maintaining of healthy <br />soil, plant and insect biological cycles. <br />This class covers the properties of differ- <br />ent soil types, soil testing and amendments <br />necessary to maintaining a biologically ac- <br />tive and healthy soil. It also discusses inte- <br />grated pest management, including biologi- <br />37 <br />