Past Events

December, 2015

Name Date Location More Info
Developing a Business Plan for your Specialty Food Business
Friday, January 15, 2016, 9am-4:30 pm
1000 Broadway, Room 5000B, Oakland, CA 94607
Description: In this one-day intensive, you will spend the day with these specialty food producers who will share the challenges and successes about their start-ups’ planning, product development, staffing, marketing, costs, inventory management and more.
When: Friday, January 15, 2016, 9am-4:30 pm
Where: 1000 Broadway, Room 5000B, Oakland, CA
Workshop fee: 25.00 paid online by credit card or by check or cash at the door.

RSVP: Registration is now open:

For more information, contact: Shermain Hardesty, shermain@primal.ucdavis.edu

more details here.
Eco-Farm Conference
January 20-23, 2016
Asilomar Conference Grounds, Pacific Grove, CA
Description: The EcoFarm Conference is the oldest and largest sustainable agriculture gathering in the western United States.
When: January 20-23, 2016

Where: 

Asilomar Conference Grounds, Pacific Grove, CA

RSVP: The full conference schedule and all registration details can also be found at the EcoFarmConference website:  www.eco-farm.org/conference.

California Small Farms Conference
March 5th-8th, 2016
Sacramento, CA

Description:
Registration for the 29th California Small Farm Conference now open!

When: March 5th-8th, 2016

Where: Sacramento, CA
RSVP: Registration details can be found at the California Small Farms Conference Website:
Soils Workshop #2-Soils Sample Collection, Mapping and Heavy Metals Exposure Prevention
June 11th, 2016, 10 am-11:30  am
Richmond, West Contra Costa. Specific location TBD.

Description: Save the Date! Join Growing Roots for a Soils Workshop on how to collect soil samples and prevent exposure to heavy metals in soil.
When: June 11th, 2016, 10 am-11:30  am
Where: In Richmond, West Contra Costa. Specific location TBD.
Workshop fee: Free!
RSVP: For more information, email Rob Bennaton, University of California Cooperative Extension
7th SAEA National Conference 
July 29th-31st, 2016
UC Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA

Description: Save the date! Join us to explore this year’s conference theme:

“The Ecology of Food Systems: Engaging Interdisciplinary and Applied Education for a Just and Sustainable Agriculture”
When: July 29th-31st, 2016
Where: UC Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA

October-November, 2015

Workshop Title
Workshop Date
Location
Contact Info
 Soil Health Workshop 10/12/2015
6-8 pm
PUENTES Learning Center,

316 N. El Dorado Road, Stockton CA
Carbon Sinking, Permaculture, Soil, Winter Cover Crops, IPM and Bees 10/17/2015
1-5 pm
CoCo San Sustainable Farm,

5501 Imhoff Drive, Martinez, CA
The Central Tenets of Integrated Pest Management 11/3/2015
3-5 pm
UC Gill Tract Community Farm,

1050 San Pablo Avenue Albany, CA
Food Safety Plans for Beginner Farmers 11/4/2015
6-8 pm
Neighborworks,
2400 Alhambra Blvd. Sacramento, CA
thear@ncat.org
or
Sign up Here
 Recordkeeping for Organic Certification 11/10/2015
6-7:30 pm
ALBA
1700 Old Stage Road, Salinas, CA
Urban Farming: Business Models and Marketing Techniques 11/17/2015
3-5 pm
UC Gill Tract Community Farm,

1050 San Pablo Avenue Albany, CA
thear@ncat.org

August-September, 2015

 

Workshop Title
Workshop Date
Learning Hub
Improving your Soil Quality for the Urban Food Grower 8/22/2015
*coming up soon!
UC Gill Tract Community Farm
Practical Ecological Pest Management 9/2/2015 ALBA
Farm Tour/Walking Exotic Seed Workshop 9/16/2015 Sunol AgPark
UC Gill Tract Community Farm Harvest Festival 9/20/2015 UC Gill Tract Community Farm
5-Part Farm Business Planning Workshop 9/23, 10/7, 10/14, 10/21, & 10/28 Soil Born Farms
Farm Tour – Harvest Festival at Sunol AgPark 9/27/2015 Sunol AgPark
The Central Tenets of Integrated Pest Management
9/29/2015
UC Gill Tract Community Farm