Small Farm School is an annual, full-day event with hands-on workshops and classroom sessions. Both beginning and experienced small-scale farmers will find classes to fit their needs. Our classes cover topics from equipment use, to soil health, crop and livestock management, and more.
Registration Opens on August 2, 2023
This year’s Small Farm School will be held on Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at Clackamas Community College in Oregon City. Registration will open on August 2nd. Save the date!
Learn New Skills, Meet New Friends
This year, Small Farm School will be held in September. To accommodate as many folks as possible, we’ve experimented with early summer dates, weekend events, as well as weekdays. Small Farm School 2023 will be held on a Wednesday, allowing us to have as many farmers and experts join us as possible. This year’s event will offer new courses, new farmers, and new resources. Let your farmer friends know that this date was designed with their needs in mind.
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- Small Farm School offers sessions on a wide variety of topics.
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- Exhibitors and service providers will be available to answer questions one on one.
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- Livestock care is always a popular topic at Small Farm School.
Who Should Attend Small Farm School?
Small Farm School is an all-day event for beginning AND experienced farmers and small acreage landowners. Field and classroom workshops will address small farm topics such as crop and livestock production, land access, funding options, and management for soil and water conservation. Course offerings change each year, so if you have attended in the past, join us again! There is always something new to learn.
Classes are size-limited and will close when full. Early registration is highly recommended to ensure the best class selection.
Keep up to date and learn more about this year’s offerings by following Small Farm School on Facebook!
Soil health is the foundation for all successful growing operations!
Informational and Exhibitor Booths
Each year, Small Farm School brings together exhibitor and informational booths for one-on-one time with workshop participants during the breaks and lunch time.
Previous booth topics have included:
- Water Rights
- Food Preservation
- Farmers Markets
- Soil Health
- Beekeeping
- Organic Farming and certification
- Food Safety and Production
- Small Farm Purchase and Financing
- And more!
Sessions on vegetables are always “served up” at Small Farm School!
Registration Fees:
- Registration: $80 – August 2 – August 30
- Late registration: $100 – August 31 – September 8
- Scholarships available for Veterans, Black/Indigenous and other farmers of color
Registration fees cover class materials, lunch, and a coffee break. Registration fees are non-refundable, however substitutions will be allowed through September 8th. No walk in registrations will be accepted. Due to space limitations, Small Farm School reserves the right to close registration on September 8, 2022 or when capacity is reached.
A complete program and workshop descriptions, as well as registration information, will be available by August 2nd.
Attendance is limited, so mark your calendar to reserve your spot today!
Small Farm School Partners
This event is hosted by OSU Extension, Clackamas Soil and Water Conservation District, Clackamas Community College, Rogue Farm Corps, Marion Soil and Water Conservation District, Black Food Sovereignty Coalition, and Friends of Family Farmers.
