NCAT's Armed to Urban Farm is presented in partnership with the United States Botanic Garden.
This course is intended as a supplement to the content provided during the Armed to Urban Farm virtual sessions held via Zoom on Sept. 1, Sept. 8, Sept. 15, and Sept. 22. It is open to those who attended the event.
Example Curriculum
Welcome to Armed to Urban Farm
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Message Board
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Additional Resources
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Session 1: Whole Farm Planning
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Session 2: Recordkeeping and Financial Management
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- September 8 Live Zoom Recording
- Seth Wilner PowerPoint - Keeping Records to Help You in Your Business
- Annual Plan Template
- Family Budget Template
- Financial Planning Spreadsheet
- Basic Accounting: Guidance for Beginning Farmers
- Financing Your Farm: Guidance for Beginning Farmers
- Planning for Profit in Sustainable Farming
- Understanding Organic Pricing and Costs of Production
- USDA Urban Agriculture Toolkit
Session 3: Marketing Plan
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Session 4: Enterprise Discussions
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- September 22 Live Zoom Recording
- Farmland Site Assessment
- An Illustrated Guide to Growing Safe Produce on Your Farm
- Companion Planting & Botanical Pesticides: Concepts & Resources
- Composting: The Basics
- Equipment & Tools for Small-Scale Intensive Crop Production
- Farm Food Safety
- High Tunnel Tree Fruit and Grape Production for Eastern Growers
- High Tunnels in Urban Agriculture
- How to Add Compost to Your Small Farm
- Market Gardening: A Start-Up Guide
- Organic Crop Production Overview
- Scaling Up Your Vegetable Farm for Regional Markets
- Scheduling Vegetable Plantings for Continuous Harvest
- Season Extension Techniques for Market Gardeners
- Soil Health Indicators and Tests
- Soil Solarization and Biosolarization - Tipsheet
- Sustainable Season Extension: Considerations for Design
- Sustainable Weed Management for Small and Medium-Scale Farms
- Tipsheet: Assessing the Soil Resource for Beginning Organic Farmers
- Vermicomposting