More than just training,
a career path.
A unique curriculum open to all.
Why
a career path?
Because while it's essential to get the right training to become a market gardener, we know that a large part of a farm's long-term future depends on the choices made afterwards: right from the start, the 1st strategic choices (land, design, investments, etc.) and then throughout the first years of production (climatic conditions, cash flow, outlets, recruitment, etc.), which is often when you find yourself alone with your doubts.
In addition to training, this course offers unprecedented support for project leaders all along the way, giving them the means to set up virtuous, sustainable farms.
To each his own
The aim of this 4-stage career path is to train the employees and farm managers of tomorrow: personalized training and support to learn how to start up and effectively manage an agroecological farm in market gardening, arboriculture and small livestock.
Step 1
Training
Theoretical training
Designed to impart a wealth of agricultural knowledge and techniques, as well as the entrepreneurial skills required to manage and implement a diversified market garden farm using the Cultive method, it represents the cornerstone of our career path. And because we're convinced that a plurality of viewpoints leads to enlightened knowledge, we've built this training program around a pedagogical triptych: trainer/farmer/researcher.
- Duration: 4 months
- Location: Ferme Cultive - Montaigu, Vendée
- Duration: 4 months
- Location: Ferme Cultive - Montaigu, Vendée
Practical training
Designed to enable learners to gain autonomy by completing an entire season to gain an exhaustive vision of the business using the Cultive method, but also to test their bodies in the field. These 8 months of immersion will enable trainees to be involved in all aspects of decision-making on the farm: from supplier orders to the nursery, including day-to-day management of irrigation, crop planning, accounting, HR management, etc.
- Duration: 8 months
- Location: Ferme Cultive - Montaigu, Vendée
- Duration: 8 months
- Location: Ferme Cultive - Montaigu, Vendée
Step 2
Taking experience
Objective
Increase your skills through experience as an employee on a Cultive application farm, under the guidance of a mentor.
- Duration: 1 year, flexible according to learner profile
- Location: Cultive network farm
- Duration: 1 year, flexible according to learner profile
- Location: Cultive network farm
Step 3
Installation
Objective
We'll help you find the right land for your farm, from conception and design to site supervision, and we'll adapt the tools taught in the Cultive method to your installation project.
- Duration: 1 year minimum
- Location: Your farm
- Duration: 1 year minimum
- Location: Your farm
Step 4
Production
Objective
Ensure the launch, stabilization and sustainability of your business with personalized support Cultivate within the first 5 years of operation
- Duration: Up to 5 years
- Location: Your farm
- Duration: Up to 5 years
- Location: Your farm
Training benefits
- Practical experience at the heart of learning
Minimum 8 months in the field
- A wide range of opportunities
entrepreneurship or salaried employment
- A winning educational triptych
trainer / researcher / farmer
- Method performance
a tried and tested method
- Cultive toolbox
exclusive access to all developed media
- A pilot farm 3 hours from Paris
a 48-hectare playground adjacent to the campus
Job opportunities
Because not everyone has the soul of an entrepreneur, Cultive also supports those who wish to take the path of salaried employment, by joining one of the network's farms, for example.
The campus
Located 30 minutes from Nantes in the commune of Montaigu, and accessible by train, the Cultive Campus, backed by the 48-hectare pilot farm, will welcome learners for the duration of their training.
