2002-2003 Grants for Educational Events

UC SAREP awards educational grants to individuals and organizations to conduct workshops, field days, and other instructional events related to sustainable agriculture. For the 2002-2003 cycle, SAREP is awarding a total of $36,500 to support 22 educational programs. SAREP collaborated with the University of California Statewide Integrated Pest Management Project (UC IPM) to fund six of the grants. In addition, SAREP is funding nine programs in the community development/community food systems area, and seven grants related to sustainable crop and livestock systems. For more information about a particular event call the telephone number or write to the email address listed below. To learn more about SAREP's educational grants program, call David Chaney at (530) 754-8551, dechaney@ucdavis.edu As event time and locations become available they will be posted on SAREP's online Calendar of Events at www.sarep.ucdavis.edu/cgi-bin/sarepcal.exe/list_events

Integrated Pest Management (funding through UC IPM)

• Nick Frey, Sonoma County Grape Growers Association, $1,500. "Sonoma County IPM Field Day." (707) 206-0603 frey@scgga.org
  
  
• Stacy Carlsen, Marin County Dept. of Agriculture, $6,000. "Landscape IPM for School IPM Coordinators, Maintenance Directors, and Groundkeepers: A Series of Four Workshops." (415) 499-6700 marin.dept.ag@co.marin.ca.us
  
  
• Sor Lo, Butte County Hmong Cultural Center, $1,500. "Outreach and Education to Hmong Farmers in the North Valley." (530) 879-3563 econolo@aol.com
  
  
• Linda Desai, Placer Nature Center, $1,500. "How To Be Weed Free." (530) 878-6053 lindad@pltpnc.org
  
  
• Maclay Burt, Association of Natural Bio-control Producers, $1,500. "Building for Balance." (714) 544-8295 execdir@anbp.org
  
  
• Jill Klein, Association of Applied Insect Ecologists, $3,000. "AAIE Educational Events." (707) 265-9349 jillklein@sbcglobal.net
  

Sustainable Crop and Livestock Systems (funding through UC SAREP)

• Sarah Potenza, Ecological Farming Association, $1,300. "Sustainable Dairy Panel Series." (831) 763-2111
  
  

• Jeff Mitchell, UC Davis Vegetable Crops, Kearney Ag Center, $2,000. "Conservation Tillage 2002 Workshops." [Source funds: Western Region SARE Professional Development Program.]

• Adina Merenlender, UC Hopland Research and Extension Center, $1,300. "Vineyards in Hardwood Rangeland Watersheds." (707) 744-1270 adina@nature.berkeley.edu
  

• Kevin McEnnis, Community Alliance with Family Farmers, $1,300. "Cover Crops and Soils Educational Events." (707) 579-3973 kmcennis@yahoo.com
  

• Morgan Doran, UC Cooperative Extension Solano County, $1,300. "Solar Power for Improving Water Distribution and Rangeland Utilization." (707) 435-2459
  

• Aziz Baameur, UC Cooperative Extension Santa Clara County, $1,300. "Alternatives in Crop Management Tools & New Crop Opportunities for Small Farms." (408) 299-2635 x 1010 Azbaameur@ucdavis.edu
  

• Deborah Giraud, UC Cooperative Extension Humboldt County, $1,300. "Soil Fertility Management for Organic Crop Production." (707) 445-7351 ddgiraud@ucdavis.edu
  

Connections Between Farmers, Consumers, And Communities In Sustainable Food And Agricultural Systems (funding through UC SAREP)

• Mary Kimball, FARMS Leadership Program, $1,300. "The FARMS Leadership Program Field Days." (530) 795-1520 kimball@quicknet.com
  
  

• Barbara Reed, UC Cooperative Extension Glenn County, $1,300 . "Artisan Cheese Production Workshop - A Look At Vertical Integration." (530) 865-1107 bareed@ucdavis.edu
  

• Steve Schwartz, California FarmLink, $1,300. "Business Planning and Innovative Financing Strategies to Promote Intergenerational Farm Transitions (Ventura/Santa Barbara)."
  (707) 829-1691 info@californiafarmlink.org
  

• Lydia Schlosser, Farm to School Connection, $1,300. "Davis Farm to School Connection: Lessons Learned from 2000-2003." (530) 758-5200 shredmama@aol.com
  

• Holly George, UC Cooperative Extension Plumas-Sierra counties, $1,300. "Agritourism and Nature Tourism Workshop." (530) 283-6270 hageorge@ucdavis.edu
  

• Dr. Gail Goodyear, UC Cooperative Extension Trinity-Shasta, $1,300 . "Effective Garden-based Nutrition Education." (530) 628-5495 gegoodyear@ucdavis.edu
  

• Tina Poles, Sonoma County Farm Bureau, $1,300. "School Garden and Farm to School Symposium." (707) 874-1557 x 202 tina@oaec.org
  

• Dr. Sandra Wallenstein, Marin Food Systems Project, $1,300. "Creating a Vibrant Local Food System in Marin: Linking Educators with Farmers." (415) 485-4908 eecofmarin@aol.com
  

• Ellen Rilla, UC Cooperative Extension Marin County, $1,300 . "Grown in Marin Speaker Series." (415) 499-4204 erilla@ucdavis.edu