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 regenerative urban farm and how to effectively distribute produce. All farm interns will receive weekly vegetables for their participation in this program (June-October).
If you are interested, please fill out the application. For questions, please email Soni at sfi@gulb.org. Sliding scale payment options and payment plans are available upon request.
Participation Options
Full Season
March 11 – October 14 2024
5hrs/week hands-on learning during scheduled times
Cost: $600
Seasonal Modules
Select one or two seasonal modules (listed below) to participate in.
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5hrs/week hands-on learning during scheduled times
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Cost: $200/module
What to Expect Each Season
Spring
March 11 – May 27 2024
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
June 3 – August 5 2024
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
August 12 – October 14 2024
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: