Intro to Soilless Agriculture Certificate Course - Hybrid

Instruction Days and Times:

Tuesdays: 2-4pm (virtual), Wednesdays: 10am-12pm (in-person)

Week 1:

Tuesday, January 21- Virtual - Topic: Introduction to Soil-less Systems

Wednesday, January 22 - In-person - Topic: Hydroponic Seeding and Materials

Week 2:

Tuesday, January 28– Virtual - Topic: System Types and Designs

Wednesday, January 29 - In person - Topic: Basic Plumbing Tools and Repair

Week 3:

Tuesday, February 4- Virtual - Topic: Water Quality and System Maintenance

Wednesday, February 5- In-Person - Water Quality Testing, Nutrients and Pest Management

Week 4:

Tuesday, February 11 – Virtual - Topic: Current Soilless Research (Guest Speaker: Dr. Hossain Azam)

Wednesday, February 12 - In-Person - Harvesting and Packaging

Duration: 16 hours total (8 virtual, 8 in-person)

Location: Hybrid - Virtual and UDC-Community College (Lamond Riggs Campus)

Cost: $150

Payment Options: Payments can be made in the form of a check or money order. Payments must be received on or by the first day of the training. Participants may pay by cash at the Cashier’s Office in advance of class during hours of operation.

• If paying by cash, please take the payment form provided by the instructor with you. Add the Course Name and Detail Code: P068 to the form.
• CASHIER’S OFFICE LOCATION: 4200 CONNECTICUT AVE., NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20008/BLDG 39, 2ND FLOOR (directly in front of the elevators)
• HOURS OF OPERATION: Monday – Friday 9:00am – 4:00pm (except holidays)

To pay in advance via mail: Send money order and completed payment form to:

University of the District of Columbia

Cashier's Office

Ref: CAUSES

4200 Connecticut Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20008

Add the Course Name and Detail Code: P068 to the form.

Credential Earned: This is a non-credit-bearing course. A certificate will be issued to participants who attend all of the training sessions.

Course Description:

This hybrid course trains individuals to understand the importance of materials, construction, maintenance, and products utilized to create and farm a successful hydroponics system.

Participants will learn:

• The importance of soil-less systems in the past as well as for the future and in urban spaces.
• Different types of soil-less systems and their various designs
• What factors, materials, and labor are required to maintain distinct types of hydroponics systems.
• The skills required to assemble, install, maintain, and adjust hydroponics systems.

Who Should Attend?

Beginning farmers, urban agriculturalists, students, and agriculture service providers that are interested in learning how to operate hydroponics systems

Instructor: Ariel Verbrugge, MPH, Project Assistant, Urban Agriculture

For more information, please contact Ariel at [email protected].

About UDC-CAUSES:

The University of the District of Columbia (UDC) is an urban land grant university that offers associate, baccalaureate, graduate, and professional degrees, as well as community education and certificate programs. The College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Sciences (CAUSES) embodies the land grant tradition of UDC. In addition to offering innovative academic programs in urban architecture and community development, urban sustainability, nursing, nutrition and dietetics, urban agriculture, and urban leadership, we offer a wide range of community education programs through our three land grant centers: (1) The Center for Urban Agriculture and Gardening Education, (2) The Center for Urban Resilience, Innovation, and Infrastructure which includes the Water Resources Research Institute, (3) The Center for Nutrition Diet and Health, which includes the Institute of Gerontology. All of these centers include a 4H component.

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