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NC LOCALLY 6ROWN <br />COOPER ATIVE <br />® EXTENSION <br />� Caba u5 County Cfitster � ° <br />UNC CHARLQI <br />College orArts +Architecture <br />Lomax Agricultural Learning Center <br />Program Development Plan <br />2 0 1 4 - 201 7 <br />product. Hear about current issues facing small agribusinesses. Understand rules and <br />regulations and learn about funding options and other resources. The series will include <br />real -world scenarios and hands -on activities, along with guest speakers. <br />Class 1 - Exploring Agriculture Entrepreneurship and Business Planning (Self - <br />Assessment; Community Analysis; Feasibility) <br />Class 2 - Market Research and the Marketing Plan <br />Class 3 - Business Operations (Legal Structure; Operating Procedures; Taxes, <br />Licenses & Insurance; Key People; Roles and Responsibilities) <br />Class 4 - Business Financials (Breakeven Analysis; Cash Flow; Budget) <br />Herbicides: Applying Pesticides Correctly <br />Topics include Applying Pesticides Correctly; NC Pesticide Laws & Regulations; <br />and Right of Ways <br />Potential Class Offering Ideas from Courses Offered at Other Community <br />Colleges and Organizations Throughout The State and Region: <br />Grow Your Own Food for the Spring Season <br />Enjoy this fun, lively, outdoor class on how to grow your own bountiful home food <br />garden in an environmentally friendly way, without dangerous chemicals. This informal <br />six- session class will focus primarily on spring vegetables, along with flowers, herbs and <br />selected fruit crops for the Carolina Piedmont. Hands -on classes in the garden teach you <br />how to improve your soil, successfully transplant seedlings and sow seeds, manage your <br />garden, harvest for top quality, make good compost and create a garden plan and <br />calendar. The overall approach is ecological, but the class will incorporate elements of <br />organic gardening as well. The objective is practical information you can use <br />successfully in your own garden whatever approach you choose. Dress for gardening. <br />Good things to bring to class: gardening gloves and water to drink. <br />Gardening for Busy Families - Raised Bed Gardening for the Spring and <br />Summer Seasons <br />Have you always dreamed of a backyard garden, but were concerned you did not have <br />the time or space for one? In order to grow a successful garden in the area you should <br />begin the preliminary planning of your garden in March. And, did you know the proper <br />planting time for a successful spring /summer garden is April 15? Join us as an organic <br />gardening expert shares his innovative approaches to making backyard gardening easy <br />Attachment number 3 <br />G -2 Page 195 <br />