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Welcome aboard!
We’re very excited to see you’ve decided to make 2015 a year of action to start your own commercial farm. This is going to be an incredible year for you and all Upstart Farmers.
Today starts your three lesson introduction to joining Upstart University.
Here’s a little of what you can expect in the coming lessons…
- Lesson #1: “Which Stage of Hydroponic Growing Am I In?”
In the next three topics, Elesif will reference a flow chart to help you figure out which stage of hydroponic (remember: aquaponics is a form of hydroponics) growing you’re in to help you establish a baseline and also orient you to where you’re headed in the next several months as you plan and build your own commercial farm. - Lesson #2: Metrics & What to Expect
In this lesson, Perry will introduce you to two videos: one on metrics that matter and another on what to expect when you’re starting your farm. These will include some really important information that will help guide your future farm design and implementation decisions. - Lesson #3: The Secrets of Successful Growers
In this lesson, Amy will be guiding you through some of the “Secrets of Successful Hydroponic Growers” – a free e-book we’ve put together to help you wrap your head around what it looks like to be successful as an innovative Upstart Farmer.
It’s going to be a great time and I hope you stay engaged with us as we embark on this journey towards a brighter food future together.
New feature: Are you in a time crunch? Want to learn on the road, at the gym, or while vacuuming the house? Downloadable audio is now available! This great new feature let’s you get ahead on lessons during your spare time without having to be in front of a computer. Just make sure to reinforce your knowledge by skimming through the course written content or by referring to the videos before taking the associated quiz.
Instructions: To download the the audio files for this course, please open the following link. This will bring you to a folder with each lesson topic’s audio file. To stream the lessons directly click “play”. To download the audio file to your device for offline listening, click “download”. The files are organized numerically by lesson topic. Proceed from 1-1 to 1-2 and so on.
If you prefer to proceed as normal and continue on to listen and watch the regular course videos, click a lesson below. Enjoy!
This course is open to the public and free to access.
Please note: Before USU launched, this course existed as an email course. Please disregard any references to weeks or the next email.
