Course with Curtis Stone and Richard Perkins in Sweden!
Curtis Stone and Richard Perkins are artisans in their field and renown farmers who make a living off the land ... off very, very small plots of land. With over 25 years of experience, Richard Perkins is a leader in permaculture expertise and is the author of the book "Making Small Farms Work", and Curtis Stone also known as The Urban Farmer - has succeeded in generating over $100,000 per year on only a 1/4 acre. Together, they invite you to their courses on Profitable Small-Scale Urban Farming, and challenge you to reinvent the way you think of urban farming.
Details
What? 1-Day Masterclass
Where? Elite Hotel Marina Tower, Stockholm
When? 14/7
Tickets and schedule can be found here.
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What? 4-Day Course
Where? ÅSEN 20, 686 95 Västra Ämtervik, Värmlands län, Sweden
When? 19/7 to 22/7
Tickets and schedule can be found here.
About the course
This is Curtis's first ever debut in Europe, and we are equally as excited as you guys about this. Looking at the schedule of the event, it seems that the pair intends to divulge their secrets of the trade and we can expect to pick at the minds of these brilliantly talented individuals through extended Q & A sessions that are arranged for both the courses. For those who are are short on time, the 1-Day course appears to be a perfect introduction to the keys to profitable farming. Richard and Curtis plan to focus on the entrepreneurial aspect of their practice by using their own success stories from Ridgedale Farms and Green City Acres as examples:
For those of you who have a little more time and money to spend - and really want to get an in depth understanding of running a profitable farming enterprise on a small area of land - we suggest buying tickets for the 4-Day course held at Ridgedale Permaculture in Västra Ämtervik. The course aims to take you through their entire farming journey and approach to farm planning; from sharing their extensive experience from over 100 property developments in various climate zones, to insights from traveling and visiting some of the most successful market gardens in North America and abroad. Make no mistake, things will also get physical - Curtis will delve into techniques on planting and harvesting, preparing new land, stale seed beds, turning beds, succession planting strategies, post-harvest techniques for washing and packing, and lastly, tools and infrastructure required to get begin farming competently and productively.
Read more about Curtis in this article or check out this website www.theurbanfarmer.co.
There is so much to learn in so little time, and our own resident farmer Jonathan Naraine will be there to soak it all in for us. We hope that if you do choose to go, you'll have fun! We know we will.
Best regards,
The GrowGbg team