Practical Training
Full-day hands-on workshops with practical sessions, live demonstrations and farm activities.
From KSh 3,500 per person
Vinfarm Academy
Learn practical farming,
Learn practical farming,
on the farm and at home.
Hands-on training and farm visits at our working farm in Turbo, Eldoret, plus illustrated farm guides you can read on your phone. Real farm experience, tailored to Kenyan conditions.
Practical, hands-on sessions
Experienced farm experts
On-farm or at our training centre
Training at Vinfarm
How you can learn
Training, visits and guides for every farmer
Choose how you want to learn. Our Training and Farm Guides pages have the full details, prices and booking.
Farm Visits
Half-day farm tour: see our systems in action and get answers from our experts.
From KSh 1,500 per person
Courses
Mushrooms, azolla, dairy goats, brooding, fish ponds, composting, records and costing.
Farm Guides 28 guides
Illustrated, practical guides written from our own farm. Read on your phone.
E-books
Pay with M-Pesa and download straight away. Starter Bundle: any 8 guides for KSh 500.
From KSh 50
Farmer Training
Practical, Kenyan-condition training for farmers starting or growing an enterprise.
What we teach
Topics we cover
Gain practical skills and confidence in these key areas. Every session is practical, interactive and tailored to Kenyan farming conditions.
- Setting up a diversified small farm
- Mushroom growing from spawn to harvest
- Azolla cultivation as livestock feed
- Dairy goat selection & husbandry
- Brooding chicks: temperature, lighting, feed
- Fish pond design and water management
- Composting and manure value-add
- Record-keeping with the Vinfarm app
- Costing and pricing your farm produce
Spend a day at Vinfarm.
Book a hands-on farm tour or training session. See twelve species in operation. Learn what actually works in Kenyan conditions — from soil and shelter to health, feed, and record-keeping.
Half-day
Farm tour + Q&A
From KSh 1,500 /person
Full-day
Hands-on workshop
From KSh 3,500 /person
Topics we cover
- Setting up a diversified small farm
- Mushroom growing from spawn to harvest
- Azolla cultivation as livestock feed
- Fish ponds, composting & more
Community & Visitors
Come and see how it's done.
Vinfarm is an open farm. We welcome farmers, students, agri-businesses, and anyone curious about sustainable smallholder farming in Kenya. Every visit is hands-on — no spectating from a distance.
Farm Tours
Walk through twelve species in operation. See the goat shed, mushroom house, fish pond, and poultry runs. We explain what works, what doesn't, and the actual numbers behind each enterprise.
- Half-day tour — from KSh 1,500/person
- Full-day + Q&A — from KSh 3,500/person
- Group discounts for 5+ people
- Monday–Saturday, 8am–5pm
Practical Workshops
Full-day hands-on workshops where you actually do the work — inoculate mushroom bags, measure fish growth, assess livestock condition, run a feed calculation. Leave with a skill, not just notes.
- Mushroom farming (inoculation to harvest)
- Azolla production setup
- Livestock health & records
- Farm costing & profitability
School & Institution Visits
We host school agricultural clubs, university students, NGO field teams, and government extension officers. Custom programmes available for groups of 10–50.
- Custom curriculum-aligned programmes
- Certificate of attendance available
- Protective gear provided
- Booking required 3 days in advance
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Biosecurity notice
All visitors must have had no contact with sick animals in the 48 hours prior to visiting. We provide protective footwear covers and hand sanitiser at the gate.
Farm guides & e-books
Learn at home with the Farming Library
28 illustrated guides written from our own farm, from KSh 50. Pay with M-Pesa and download straight away. Also in the Shop under Digital Products.
Not sure where to start?
Tell us what you want to farm and we'll suggest the right training, guide or farm visit. Then manage it all with AgriPlan.