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Towne's Harvest Garden
Summer Opportunities
Towne's Harvest is excited to announce several opportunities for the 2009 summer season, including summer courses, student internships, volunteer opportunities, and CSA shares. Please see detailed info on all these options below.
click here for a printable flyer of opportunities at THG
Volunteering
Towne's Harvest always welcomes community members, individuals or groups, who would like to come and take part in the joys of farming. No gardening experience necessary. Volunteers will join our student interns and farm staff in the daily activities of the farm including: planting, weeding, harvesting or preparing vegetables for sale or distribution.
Our open hours are every other Tuesday from 9AM - 2 PM. If Tuesday's do not work for you, contact us and we can discuss other options. 2009 summer dates: June 2,16 & 30. July 14 & 28. August 11 & 25.
Feel free to come by and help out! Please email us if you plan on coming, so that we can keep an eye out for you.
If you do decide to come out, please bring water and appropriate clothing, sunscreen etc. Children are welcome with parental supervision.
For more specific information, or if you'd like to be added to our volunteer list serve, please contact us at townes.harvest@gmail.com.
MSU Summer Courses
MSU will be offering two courses designed to offer students unique academic opportunities in sustainable agriculture.
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PSPP 345-01—Organic Market Gardening
(Enroll through Registrar) - click here for course listing
First Summer Session - May 18-June 26, 3 credits
Prerequisites: PSPP 102 and LRES 201, or consent of instructor
Instructor: David Baumbauer, baumbauer@montana.edu
PSPP 345 emphasis is on high value crops (vegetables, flowers and herbs) produced with organic techniques and direct marketed through farmers markets, Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), restaurants and specialty markets. This is a hands-on course that is held at the MSU Horticulture Farm located on the Bozeman Area Research and Teaching Farm. Students will design and install two and half acres of gardens and cold frames.
Topics covered include: Soil fertility, seeding techniques, crop rotation, National Organic Standards, tool selection and maintenance, and irrigation systems. Field trips to area farms expose the student to the local market gardening scene. Student groups will deliver presentations on such topics as variety selection, crop marketing opportunities, pest management, and cover crops.
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HDFN 445: Culinary Marketing: Farm to Table
(Enroll through Registrar) - click here for course listing
Second Summer Session June 29- August 7, 3 credits (1 Lecture, 2 Lab)
Prerequisite: HDFN 221, 226, 227 or consent of instructor
Instructor: Alison Harmon, harmon@montana.edu
HDFN 445 emphasizes gaining a broad and complete perspective on food. Students in this course participate in the production of food at Towne’s Harvest Garden. They are introduced to the philosophy and practice of Community Supported Agriculture and participate in preparing food for distribution in this manner. In addition, they will assist in the planning, operating, and accounting of a farmer's’ market stand and retailing fresh produce. Students will gain new food preparation and preservation skills by practicing with fresh seasonal produce and prepare at least one culinary demonstration for an audience of food bank clients or Towne’s Harvest Garden members. As they come to thoroughly know and understand this local food system by their own involvement, they will plan, propose, and conduct an independent research project related to any aspect of the system, in an effort to provide practical and useful knowledge for its improvement.
Sustainable Farming Student Internships
Towne's Harvest is now accepting applications for 2009 Summer and Fall Student Interns.
The Towne’s Harvest student intern position will be a hands-on learning experience in small scale market agriculture and sustainable farming. The project is research oriented and the internship is designed to give students real life experiences in food production. Interns will be involved in all aspects of the farm project: planting, maintenance, harvesting, distribution and sales. Interns will also have the opportunity to specialize in one aspect of the operation dependent upon individual desires and project needs.
For complete position descriptions and application:
CSA Shares
Fresh locally grown produce every week! Click here for info on Towne's Harvest CSA.
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