Deadline for application:  Saturday, Feb 8, 2025
Applicants will receive an email by Feb 14 notifying them of their acceptance.
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Grow Louisiana is a year-long program for the beginning farmers of Louisiana, with a focus on sustainable/organic horticulture and business practices. A beginning farmer is defined as those currently farming with less than 10 years of experience or those wanting to start farming.

 

The Spring and Fall portions of this program will each consist of six Tuesday night sessions 6pm–9pm and one Saturday from 9am–4pm. The Summer portion will consist of three daytime meetings: a farm tour, a hands-on workshop, and a networking social.

 

The meeting of the program is Tuesday March 11, 2025, 6pm–9pm. The sessions will be held at the LSU on-campus Hill Farm Teaching Facility in Baton Rouge.

Should you be accepted to the program, these are the program expectations:
-If a program participant misses three or more sessions, they will not be eligible for the certificate of completion.
-Participants will be required to prepare a 5-slide PowerPoint presentation of your farm and farming goals for the second session of the program. (template will be provided)
-Each participant will present their business plan in the final Fall session.

 

Participation is free and is funded by a USDA Southeast Transition to Organic Partnership Program grant.

If you have any questions, please email cmotsenbocker@agcenter.lsu.edu and ifrank@agcenter.lsu.edu