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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.
In 2023 Central Wyoming College hosted an event, “Harvest Wyoming: Small Farm Symposium”- multiple great seminars were presented across a variety of subjects related to Small Farming.
Students must complete general education requirements that will provide students a general knowledge to help them complete a degree at CWC.
| Course Number | Credits |
|---|---|
Writing Level I (WR1) | 3 credits |
| American & Wyoming Government (POLS 1000) | 3 credits |
| MATH/APPM/LSCI course of choice | 3 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/WR2 course of choice | 6 credits |
| UNST : Student Success Course | 1 credits |
| Course Number | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AECL 1000 | Agroecology | 4 credits |
| AECL 1970 | Crop Production Practicum I | 3 credits |
| AECL 1971 | Crop Production Practicum II | 3 credits |
| AECL 1972 | Crop Production Practicum III | 3 credits |
| AECL 2025 | Horticultural Science | 4 credits |
| AECL 2100 | Integrated Resource Management | 3 credits |
| AGRI 2030 | Contemporary Growing Systems | 3 credits |
| ANSC 1010 | Intro to Animal Science | 4 credits |
| CROP 2150 | Pest Identification and Management | 3 credits |
| FDSC 1410 | Food and Our Well Being | 3 credits |
| SOIL 2010 | Introduction 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
Program Requirements
| Course Number | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AECL 1970 | Crop Production Practicum I | 3 |
| AECL 1971 | Crop Production Practicum II | 3 |
| AECL 1972 | Crop Production Practicum III | 3 |
| Choose | Choose a minimum of 9 credits from the following prefixes: AECL, AGRI, ANSC, CROP, FDSC, HORT, REWM, SOIL | 9 |
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 Number | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AECL 1970 | Crop Production Practicum I | 3 |
| AECL 1971 | Crop Production Practicum II | 3 |
| AECL 1972 | Crop Production Practicum III | 3 |
| Choose | Choose a minimum of 9 credits from the following prefixes: ACCT, AECL, AGEC, BADM, ENTR, MKT, REWM | 9 |
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