The 2026 Forsyth County Urban Farm School starts up in March- Applications are closed
Application Deadline: Monday, February 2nd, 2026
About the Program:
Forsyth County Urban Farm School is an intensive 12 week class for individuals motivated to start a business growing and selling produce.
This course is an opportunity for adult students to learn about creating and running a small market garden or urban farm. This 12-week hands-on course takes students through soil preparation, seeding, transplanting, food safety, harvest and finally to sale of their produce. The class will meet twice a week for 12 weeks between March and June working both the classroom and in a student-managed field plot. By planting, growing, harvesting and selling a season's crop, students can expect to gain experience with practical methods of farming with an eye for economic empowerment to benefit their families and their community.
Topics covered include: site selection, soil health, crop selection/establishment, production mapping, irrigation, fertility management, integrated pest and disease management, business planning, pre-/post harvest produce safety, and direct to consumer marketing. Students are responsible for attending classroom and field sessions during which they will establish and maintain field plots with spring crops.
Take a look at the
Program Flyer to read more about what the program has to offer!
Interested?
The applications for the 2026 Urban farm School have closed. Please fill out the
2027 Urban Farm School interest form to receive an update when applications open in January of 2027. Interested individuals will be sent email when applications open back up in January 2027. Also linked here:
https://go.ncsu.edu/ufsinterest
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For inquiries about or to request help with the application please reach out to:
Who Are We?
N.C. Cooperative Extension is an outreach service of the public land-grant universities across the country. Through N.C. Cooperative Extension activities, the research and resources of NC State University, NC A&T State University and County Governments are extended into the community in order to empower people to improve their lives in a variety of avenues. N.C. Cooperative Extension, Forsyth County Center offers programming in Agriculture including agronomic crops, small farms, livestock, the green industry, community gardening, urban agriculture, and Extension Master Gardener℠ volunteers; Natural Resources; Family and Consumer Sciences including foods, nutrition, parenting, home and financial management; 4-H Youth Development and Community Development.
North Carolina Extension is an equal opportunity provider committed to positive action to secure equal opportunity and prohibit discrimination and harassment regardless of age, color, disability, family and marital status, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, political beliefs, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation and veteran status.
