Year 2: What the training will cover

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    •    Organic standards and certification
    •    Planning for organic production
    •    Applied soil management
    •    Water use and quality Beekeeping
    •    Fruit tree pruning and training
    •    Permaculture
    •    Plant propagation from seed and cuttings
    •    The legal requirements for a horticultural business
    •    Marketing
    •    Plant growth factors, processes and lifecycles
    •    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 thier own gardens and smallholdings.

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