
HOSCO FARMS
A Sustainable Farming and Community Economic Development Cooperative

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HOSCO TRAINING PROGRAM
HOSCO offers several extensive training courses to prepare you for a number of careers. Whether you've just graduated highschool or recently been laid off we can help you with your career path. Our job training program will help get you on the right track. We've forged partnerships with universities, businesses and organizations in order to offer you a wide variety of choices.
Learn from university from university cooperative extension specialists as well as professionals and experts allowing a real hands on opportunity to acquire the skills needed to be employed or perhaps even starting your own business. Each student that completes the course will receive a Sustainable Agriculture Certificate of Completion. Agri-Culinary students will receive ServSafe Certification. Select students will also have placement opportunities at local fine dining or catering companies. Agriculture students will have the opportunity to receive placement within one of HOSCO agriculture cooperatives or one of its Food Distribution aggregations client's business.

Landscaping
Landscaping & Design
Microgreen Growing
Managing Soil Fertility
Composting
Integrated Pest Management
Irrigation Design
Good Agricultural Practices (GAP)
Aeroponics
Hydroponics
Aquaponics
Sustainable Ag Systems Design .
$16.25/Hr
160 Hrs. Total
Soil Management
Ornamental plant propagation
Design and Development
Product Sourcing
Annuals and Perrenials Planting
Polinators, Pests and Beneficials
Edible Landscaping
Irrigation Design and Installation
Tool Safety
16.25/Hr
160Hrs. for completion of training
Catering and Culinary
Learn to prepare fine cuisine
Safely prepare food in a kitchen
Layout of the kitchen
Knife Skills
Food Processing
Saute Method
Function of sauces
Simple stock based reduction sauce
Potato Cookery
Stews
Braising
Job skills 101
Program Costs:
$10.00/Hr + Materials
80 Hrs. Total
ServSafe Certification
Construction
Coming soon.
Food processing
Learn to prepare and package foods
Raw Organic Products Procurement
Natural Preservatives Development
HAACP Writing and Safety Procedures
Mincing & Macerating Techniques
Liquification and Emulsification
Pickling and Canning
Seed oil pressing and bottling procedures
FDA labeling requirements
Product Marketing & Sales
Proream Costs:
16.25/Hrs
160Hrs. for completion of training
ServSafe Certification
Food Handling
Logistics & Management
Product Sourcing
Cold and Heat chain management
Order Tracking and Fulfillment
Warehouse Management
15.00/Hr
100Hrs. for completion of training
Food Distribution
Become a part of how food get to your plate.
BEEKEEPING
Keeping bees for honey production
Introduction to Bees
Swarm Prevention Techniques
Hive Maintenance
Honey Production Sales and Marketing
Queen Rearing
Queen Grafting
Proream Costs:
16.25/Hr
160 Hrs. for completion of training
Sustainable Beekeepers Certificate
Sustainable Community Development
Container Home Construction
Welding
Metalworking
Park Design
Urban Planning
Sustainable Agriclture
Economic stability from local food production