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• <br />MW <br />Plow SI'XW&nq' <br />cal, cultural and least toxic chemical control <br />for weeds, disease and insect management. <br />The class will include hands -on insect iden- <br />tification in the field. Offered Tuesdays, <br />7:00 -9:30 PM, 9/11/01 to 12/11/01; Joel <br />Gruver, instructor. <br />Ecopsychology: A new course that will ex- <br />plore the psychological issues and research <br />dealing with humans and their relationship <br />to their environment, and provides a forum <br />for exploring pathways to change. This <br />course is appropriate for anyone who hopes <br />to make a difference in human quality of life <br />issues. Offered Tuesdays, 7:00 -9:30 PM, <br />9/11/01 to 11/27/01; Toni Goodyear, in- <br />structor. <br />Agricultural Mechanics: From simple hand <br />tools to internal combustion engines, stu- <br />dents will learn bow to use and maintain . <br />farm tools and machinery. Class will in- <br />clude hands on training in small engine di- <br />agnostics and repair. Farm tractors and im- <br />plements will be discussed and demon- <br />strated. Offered Wednesdays, 3:00 -6:00 <br />PM, 9/5/01 to 12/05/01; Hulbert Mundy, <br />instructor. <br />Marketing Farm Products: This course <br />will instruct students in market theory and <br />practice and introduce various marketing <br />strategies such as agrotourism, selling to lo- <br />cal farmers markets and direct to consumer. <br />Students will learn how to evaluate markets <br />and contact buyers at the wholesale level as <br />well as determine the market venues that fit <br />their personality and farm profile. Offered <br />Wednesdays, 7:00 -9:00 PM, 9/12/01 to <br />11/28/01; Robin Kohanowich, instructor. <br />Page 6 <br />Permaculture Design: Students learn and <br />apply a landscape design process to Per- <br />maculture on a project site of their choos- <br />ing. Successful completion of Permaculture <br />Fundamentals is required before taking this <br />class. A certificate in Permaculture Design <br />is awarded to students who successfully <br />complete both courses. Offered Wednes- <br />days, 6:00 -9:00 PM, 9/12/01 to 11/21/01 (2 <br />afternoon field trips are planned). <br />Water for Farm, Home and Village: The <br />class will cover on -site methods for obtain- <br />ing drinking water, irrigation water, and fil- <br />tering wastewater. Topics covered include <br />rainwater harvesting, water purifying, pond <br />building, irrigation, aquaculture, well drill- <br />ing, greywater treatment, water pumping <br />and spring protection. Class will take place <br />at Sustenance Farm in Bear Creek. Offered <br />Thursdays, .2:00 -6:00 PM, 9/6/01 to <br />10/25/01; Harvey Harman, instructor. <br />Basic Farm Construction: Students will re- <br />ceive hands -on instruction in farm construc- <br />tion skills from tool safety and use to plan- <br />ning and implementing a farm building pro- <br />ject. Topics covered will include basic de- <br />sign, masonry, wiring, framing, and plumb- <br />ing. Elements of greenhouse and small farm <br />buildings will be included. Offered Thurs- <br />days, 3:00 -6:00 PM, 9/20/01 to 12/13/01; <br />Kevin Meehan, instructor. <br />Cut Flower Production: A look at the busi- <br />ness of growing and marketing quality cut <br />flowers. This course will cover such topics <br />as site and seed selection, growing flowers <br />that maintain their quality, marketing strate- <br />gies and bouquet design. Offered <br />