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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.

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.

Playlist of the presentations here.

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 choice3 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 choice6 credits
UNST : Student Success Course1 credits
Course Number CourseCredits
AECL 1000Agroecology

4 credits

AECL 1970Crop Production Practicum I

3 credits

AECL 1971Crop Production Practicum II

3 credits

AECL 1972Crop Production Practicum III

3 credits

AECL 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 1410Food and Our Well Being

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 Number CourseCredits
AECL 1970Crop Production Practicum I3
AECL 1971Crop Production Practicum II3
AECL 1972Crop Production Practicum III3
ChooseChoose a minimum of 9 credits from the following prefixes: AECL, AGRI, ANSC, CROP, FDSC, HORT, REWM, SOIL9

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 CourseCredits
AECL 1970Crop Production Practicum I3
AECL 1971Crop Production Practicum II3
AECL 1972Crop Production Practicum III3
ChooseChoose a minimum of 9 credits from the following prefixes: ACCT, AECL, AGEC, BADM, ENTR, MKT, REWM9

Meet Your Professors

Regenerative Agriculture Faculty

Instructor of Agriculture

Adjunct Business Instructor

Farm Manager; Agriculture