Smart Sustainable Farming online courses
Are you a local leader who wants to see the next generation flourish but struggles to excite the youth about agriculture and food systems? Are you involved in vegetable farming but facing challenges with the weather and water availability? Are you an entrepreneur who wants to have a positive impact on your community but often feels alone in your vision?
This online course will equip you with the knowledge on how to cultivate vegetables using water-saving methods. It will cover many organic gardening principles to help you become more effective. The course will explore your local food systems, provide you with entrepreneurial knowledge and skills, and demonstrate how you can positively impact your local community. Additionally, it will connect you with many like-minded individuals, enabling you to encourage and support one another.
Date | Location | Who? | Topics | March 2025 – August 2025 (planned) |
Worldwide online | Your team? You? |
Wicking beds, farming knowledge, food processing, entrepreneurship, vision and growth, network building |
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Mentoring Program
During the training, you will be supported by online mentors. They will support you with your questions, will help to find solutions if you get stuck and will encourage you in your journey. They will help you to get the most out of this training course.
Who is this course for?
This training is for you if you:
- are an entrepreneur having built up successful business activities on your own initiative, finances and strength,
- have a big focus on entrepreneurial and vocational training for young people, often from poor backgrounds,
- are locally rooted, and have at least a little experience in vegetable cultivation.
The Trainers
Daniel Johansson
Engineer, founder and CEO of Global Food Garden
Peder Wenderfors
Organic gardener, pastor and entrepreneur
Dietmar Schwarz
Retired scientist for vegetables and ornamental crops
Jenny Jokobsson
Sustainability stragetist, entrepreneur and lecturer
Tomas Hagwall
Business developer and innovation management leader
Gina Strydom
Foundations for farming teacher. Vegetable & rabbit farming, vermiculture, beekeeping.