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Master Urban Farmer Training Program

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Event Date(s)
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Location
Online and Prairie State College Matteson Area Center, 4821 Southwick Drive, Matteson IL 60443
Event Fee
$100.00
County
Cook

The 2020 Master Urban Farmer Training Program will be presented via live online sessions, self-guided assignments, lectures, pre-recorded webinars, Q&A, virtual site visits, and office hours. These online sessions will take place from 6 - 8 pm, Tuesday and Thursday, from July 7th - August 20th, 2020.  There will be no sessions for the weeks of August 23rd and August 30th. We will resume instruction on September 8th, through October 1st, 2020 with primarily in-person training and workshops. 

·         Entrepreneurs who want to start an intensive urban produce farm operation.

·         Community members in underserved/food insecure communities who want to develop their food production skill set to increase food security and establish a community food system project in their neighborhood.

·         Master Gardeners and Naturalists interested in intensifying their food production skill set and have commitments to food-producing projects

·         Educators who want to bring food production knowledge back to their organization.

·         Growers and gardeners interested in more intensive food production training programs, and have a strong vision for food production in their communities.