All classes are scheduled for Thursdays and Friday from 12-4pm as well as Saturdays from 9am-5pm. During this time, students will be engaged in Core Classes or their Practicum. Students may come in during other optional hours for extracirricular practicum time.
2013 Program
The Richmond Farm School will run from January 31th to November 30th, 2013. If you have any questions about the 2013 program, please contact the Coordinator. Due to unforeseen conflicts with instructor schedules, dates and times are subject to change.
There will be a Orientation for the 2013 students on Thursday, January 31st at 12pm at the Terra Nova classroom.
Tenative Schedule (updated January 20th, 2013):
| Class | Dates | Instructor |
| Market Crop Production |
Fridays 12-4pm: February 8 & 22, March 8 & 22, April 5 Thursdays 12-4pm: April 18, May 2 & 30, June 27, July 25, August 22, Sept 5 & 19, October 3 & 17 & 31 |
Kareno Hawbolt |
| Fruit Crop Production |
5 Modules - Thursday & Friday 12-4pm + Saturday practical: February 14-16, March 14-16, April 11-13, June 20-22, August 15-17, October 10-12 & 17 |
Kent Mullinix |
| Soil, Water & Compost Management |
Thursdays 12-4pm: February 7 & 21 & 28, March 7 & 21 & 28, April 4, May 9, June 13, July 18, August 29, September 26 |
Chris Thoreau |
| Pest Management |
Fridays 12-4pm: May 3 & 10, July 19 & 26, October 18 & 25 |
Deborah Henderson |
| Appropriate Technology |
Fridays 12-4pm: February 1, March 28 Thursdays 12-4pm: April 25, June 6, July 4, August 1, September 12 |
Kimi Hendess |
| Business Planning | Saturdays 9am-5pm: October 26 - November 23 | Chris Bodnar |
| Plant Science |
Saturdays 1-5pm: February 2 & 9, March 2, 9 & 28, April 6 & 27, May 4, August 24, September 28 |
Jim Matteoni |
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Animal Husbandry |
Apiculture: Thursday & Friday 12-4pm: April 26 & 27, July 12 & 13, September 13 & 14 Poultry: Saturdays 9am-1pm: February 2 & 21, March 2, 9 & 30, April 6 Goats: Saturday 9am-5pm: May 18 |
Brian Campbell Clayton Botkin Chris Bodnar |
Special Classes and Workshops will be scheduled for Saturday afternoons and announced on a case by case basis. These will be complimentary to Cohort Students. The General Interest Students and the general public will be invited to participate and required to pay a fee.