Year 1: What the training will cover

What the training will cover:
    •    Sowing, planting and harvesting organic crops
    •    Composting and liquid fertilisers
    •    Vermiculture
    •    Soil biology and management
    •    Plant structure and function
    •    Organic pest and disease control
    •    Organic weed identification and management

    •    Shelter selection, planting and maintenance
    •    Companion planting
    •    Beekeeping
    •    Permaculture
    •    Basic pruning techniques
    •    The history and development of Organics in New Zealand

The programme has a good mix of both practical and theory. Our on-farm facilities and equipment coupled with off-farm visits and tuition from a range of experienced tutors, work experience, and workshops provide you with the widest possible knowledge of the industry. Graduates will have acquired a understanding of organic production for use in employment within the horticulture industry or their own gardens and smallholdings.