Crop Planning for Organic Vegetable Growers Workshop

January 20, 2014
8:30 am – 4:00 pm
WSU Mount Vernon NWREC
16650 SR 536 Mount Vernon, WA 98273

$60 Tilth Producers members, students, and interns
$75 for non-members
Lunch included
$10 fee for registration after January 16th

Register here! Or by calling the Tilth Producers office at 206-632-7506. 

About this all-day workshopFrederic Theriault 2

This workshop provides a structure for determining how to operate a profitable, diversified vegetable farm. It hones in on the core issues of farm success: which crops to grow, when to plant them, and in what quantities. Then it provides a logical, linear process for completing it all on time. It sets out 11 steps, including:

  • Decide how much money you need to make;
  • Calculate how much product you have to sell to meet your financial goals;
  • Determine your ideal markets;
  • Create field planting schedules to ensure you have the crops you need to meet market demand;
  • Generate greenhouse/seed starting schedules;
  • Fill out a seed order;
  • Create a field operations calendar;
  • Analyze profitability and refine your plans for next year.

The workshop material is based on the book, Crop Planning for Organic Vegetable Growers, co-authored by Frédéric Thériault. Participants will be supplied with all the charts and necessary information to apply skills learned during workshop on their farm. The workshop will include several hands-on exercises for attendees to familiarize themselves with the calculations and techniques.

Register here! Or by calling the Tilth Producers office at 206-632-7506. 

Frederic Theriault 1About the facilitator, Frédéric Thériault

Frédéric Thériault is one of five members of Tourne-Sol Co-operative Farm, in Les Cèdres, Quebec. Founded in 2005 the farm is sustains three families with its production of organic vegetables, flowers, and certified organic seeds on seven hectares of land. Frédéric holds a BSc, and a MSc in Plant Sciences and Agriculture. He has taught Ecological Agriculture and Principles of Plant Science at the University of McGill and Alfred College. He is the co-author of Crop Planning for Organic Vegetable Growers published by Canadian Organic Growers. He is on the board of directors at Equiterre, an environmental organization in Montreal and his local farmer’s market. To read more about Frédéric’s book, click here.

Register here! Or by calling the Tilth Producers office at 206-632-7506.