2024 Forsyth County Urban Farm School Graduating Class
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Collapse ▲On behalf of N.C. Cooperative Extension, Forsyth County Center, we would like to extend a well-earned congratulations to this year’s Urban Farm School Graduating Class.
2024 Graduating Class
Joshua Banks
Janna Boettcher
Yoneko Bonilla
Marcus Ginns
Tiah Henderson
Cooper LaRue
Helena LeRoy
Eli M.
Shirika McCalister
Marianna Musser
Cheryl ONeal
Melanie Pilson
Summer Redwine
LaDacia Stone
Over the course of this 12 week program, 14 students dedicated over 900 combined hours in classroom and in the field preparing for, establishing, harvesting and selling a field of vegetables for the Forsyth County Community.
Scroll below to get a quick peak of what they’ve been up to this season.
Site Analysis and Planning
Students measure, soil test, and draft plot designs at the class field plot located at Memorial Industrial Community Development Corporation’s Incubator Farm.
Site Preparation
Students weed, apply compost, and install irrigation lines to in-ground beds.
Planting
Students sow zinnia and cucumber transplants.
Students transplant their zucchini, cucumber, and zinnia transplants that that were sown in class a few weeks prior.
Students sow and water radish and carrot seeds.
Site Maintenance
Students keep up with weeds in the field while scouting for insects and diseases.
Students install a trellis for vining cucumbers.
Students regularly turn their compost pile.
Classroom
Students learn about plant families and crop rotation.
Students practice marketing skills.
Students gain hands on practice preparing a value added product.
Harvest
Students gathered as a team to harvest and pack microgreens for market
Students harvest brightly colored radishes.
Produce is harvested, washed and packed for market.
Selling at Market
Students brought their washed and packaged produce to market.
Student greet customers at market with high quality products and smiles.
Congratulations to the 2024 Forsyth County Urban Farm School Class.
Happy Growing.
To read more about the program including an interest form for the 2025 class, please visit this page.
For direct inquiries about the program, please reach out to Celine Richard, Extension Agent, Horticulture (cvrichar@ncsu.edu).