A new Multnomah County program called the Beginning Urban Farmer Apprenticeship teaches students the fundamental aspects of organic farming.
A new Multnomah County program called the Beginning Urban Farmer Apprenticeship teaches students the fundamental aspects of organic farming.
During eight months of study in the Beginning Urban Farmer Apprenticeship program, 13 students are learning the rudiments of organic farming. They get down in the dirt twice a week at the county’s Troutdale farm and the Learning Gardens Laboratory in Southeast Portland, which is led by veteran instructor Weston Miller. Then they exchange their overalls for twice-a-month lectures at the county commissioners boardroom in inner Southeast Portland, where they study marketing, how to create a business plan and other technical subjects.
The idea for the program grew from the county’s Food Action Plan, a 15-year strategy by the county Office of Sustainability to promote locally grown and healthy food, among other goals.
Read more at The Portland Tribune.
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