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Regenerative Small Scale Farming

Our goal is to help aspiring and beginning farmers develop financially and environmentally sustainable farm businesses.

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Regenerative Small Scale Farming

Associate of Applied Science Degree

People want to know where their food comes from and how it is grown. In the regenerative small scale farming program, the student will develop the skills necessary to operate a small, diversified fruit and vegetable farm. Focusing on environmentally sound crop production practices, business skills, economic viability, and social responsibility, this program prepares the student to run their own farm business or be employed in a variety of positions focusing on soil health, horticulture, and food security.

Students also have the chance to enter the farm incubator through the completion of the crop production practicum and integrated resource management courses. The incubator allows participants to start their own farm business on small plots of land, with access to tools, infrastructure, and support.

Students must complete general education requirements that will provide students a general knowledge to help them complete a degree at CWC.

Writing Level I (WR1)

3 credits
American & Wyoming Government (POLS 1000)3 credits
MATH/APPM/LSCI3 credits
Student must complete six (6) credits of general education courses distributed over two (2) different general education areas, one of which is either WR2 or ORAL.
ARTS/HUM/IT/ORAL/SOC/WR26 credits
UNST1 credits
Course NumberTitleCredits
AECL 1000Agroecology

4 credits

AECL 1970Crop Production Practicum 1

3 credits

AECL 1971Crop Production Practicum II

3 credits

AECL 1972Crop Production Practicum III

3 credits

HORT 2025Horticultural Science

4 credits

AECL 2100Integrated Resource Management

3 credits

AGRI 2030Contemporary Growing Systems

3 credits

ANSC 1010Intro to Animal Science

4 credits

CROP 2150Pest Identification and Management

3 credits

FDSC 1410Scientific Study of Food

3 credits

SOIL 2010Introduction to Soil Science

4 credits

Choose a minimum of three (3) credits from the MKT course prefix.

Students must choose a minimum of six (6) credits from the following course prefixes: REWM AGEC BIOL FDSC ANSC

Total Credit Hours: 62

Certificates

The Community Food Systems Certificate II is designed to provide the student with small-scale, diversified fruit and vegetable production skills, as well as the ability to explain how small farms are integrated into the broader local food and agriculture system.
 
Total Credit Hours: 18 

Program Requirements

Course NumberTitleCredits
AECL 1970Crop Production Practicum 1

3 credits

AECL 1971Crop Production Practicum II

3 credits

AECL 1972Crop Production Practicum III

3 credits

Students must choose a minimum of nine (9) credits from the following prefixes: AECL, AGRI, ANSC, CROP, FDSC, REWM, SOIL

The Small-Scale Farm Management Cert II is designed to provide the student with small-scale, diversified fruit and vegetable production skills, as well as skills in business management to prepare the student to launch their own small-scale farm business.

Total Credit Hours: 18

Program Requirements

Course NumberTitleCredits
AECL 1970Crop Production Practicum 1

3 credits

AECL 1971Crop Production Practicum II

3 credits

AECL 1972Crop Production Practicum III

3 credits

Students must choose a minimum of 9 credits from the following prefixes: ACCT, AECL, AGEC, BADM, ENTR, MKT, REWM

Meet Your Professors

Regenerative Agriculture Faculty

Instructor of Agriculture