Farm Stewardship
The Farm Stewardship is an all hands-on learning opportunity for people who are interested in farming and are unsure where to start.
Farm Stewardship
The Small Farm Initiative Stewardship teaches students how to grow organic and sustainable specialty vegetable crops in an urban setting. This learning opportunity is 100% hands on and does not include classes like the apprenticeship. You can expect to dive into intensive growing practices that also build the soil and farm ecosystem. Together, Farm Stewards, Farm Apprentices, and experienced farm staff cultivate 1.5 acres of what was once abandoned land in South Salt Lake.
This training includes how to operate and run a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program. All farm interns will receive a weekly CSA share for their participation in this program (June-October).
If you are interested, please fill out the application. For questions, please email Katie at katie@gulb.org. Sliding scale payment options and payment plans are available upon request.
Participation Options
Full Season
31 weeks in length begins February 27th, 2023- September 26th, 2023
5hrs/week hands-on learning during scheduled times
Cost: $600
Seasonal Modules
Select one or two seasonal modules (listed below) to participate in.
5hrs/week hands-on learning during scheduled times
Cost: $250/module
What to Expect Each Season
Spring
February 27th, 2023 – May 8th, 2023 (11 weeks)
Spring Module includes classes and hands on learning on these topics:
Frost Dates/ Seed and Crop Selection
Indoor seed starting and seedblocking
Cool-weather crops
Space intensive practices
Bed preparation
transplanting/crop spacing
Hoop House growing practices
Compost tea
Fruit tree pruning
Beekeeping
Summer
May 15th, 2023 – July 17th, 2023 (10 weeks)
Summer Module includes classes and hands on learning on these topics:
Warm weather crops-when and how to plant them
Seedblocking
Bed preparation
Transplanting/crop spacing
IPM
Organic weed control
How to harvest and store crops
CSA management
Compost tea
Microgreens
Fall
July 24th, 2023 – September 25th, 2023 (10 weeks)
Fall Module includes classes and hands on learning on these topics:
Cool weather crops-when and how to plant them
Transplanting/crop spacing
IPM
Organic weed control
How to harvest and store crops
CSA management
Microgreens
Fruit harvesting
Cover crops-what, when, how
Seed saving
Winter bed preparation
How to support community food production?
Get involved in another way!
- Visit one of these local farmers markets: