SAREP News
Artisan cheese, conservation workshops among special events funded by SAREP, IPM
The production of artisan cheeses like these from Pedrozo Milk & Cheese in Orland, Calif. is the topic of one SAREP-funded workshop. (photo by Barbara Reed)
Two University of California statewide special programs have pooled together $36,500 to fund 25 educational events, ranging from reduced-pesticide school landscape workshops and conservation tillage workshops to Hmong farmer outreach.
SAREP and the UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Project cooperated
to fund workshops, field days, seminars and other events addressing integrated
pest management in agricultural or urban settings. 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.
Some of the
areas to be covered include solar power for water distribution in rangelands,
school gardens and farm-to-school salad bars, soil fertility management
for organic crop production, artisan cheese production, vineyards in hardwood
rangeland watersheds, and creating local food systems to link educators
with farmers.
“We’re hoping to be able to help farmers and consumers throughout
the state in their efforts to adopt more sustainable practices by funding
these workshops,” said Sean L. Swezey, SAREP director.
“These grant funds provide a unique opportunity for those working
toward more sustainable pest management systems to get together and share
information,” said Jim Lyons, interim IPM director.
Grant recipients and funded events are grouped in three general areas:
Integrated Pest Management
(funded through UC IPM)
Sonoma County IPM Field Day
Nick Frey, Sonoma County Grape Growers Association, $1,500.
(707) 206-0603, frey@scgga.org
Landscape IPM for School IPM Coordinators, Maintenance Directors,
and Groundskeepers: A Series of Four Workshops
Stacy Carlsen, Marin County Deptartment of Agriculture, $6,000. (415)
499-6700, marin.dept.ag@co.marin.ca.us
Outreach and Education to Hmong Farmers in the North Valley
Sor Lo, Butte County Hmong Cultural Center, $1,500. (530) 879-3563, econolo@aol.com
How To Be Weed Free
Linda Desai, Placer Nature Center, $1,500. (530) 878-6053, lindad@pltpnc.org
Building for Balance
Maclay Burt, Association of Natural Bio-control Producers, $1,500.
(714) 544-8295, execdir@anbp.org
AAIE Educational Events
Jill Klein, Association of Applied Insect Ecologists, $3,000. (707) 265-9349,
director@aaie.net
Sustainable Crop and Livestock Systems (funding through SAREP)
Sustainable Dairy Panel Series
Sarah Potenza, Ecological Farming Association, $1,300. (831) 763-2111,
info@eco-farm.org
Conservation Tillage 2002 Workshops
Jeff Mitchell, UC Davis Vegetable Crops, Kearney Ag Center, $2,000. (559)
646-6565, mitchell@uckac.edu [Fund
source: Western Region SARE Professional Development Program.]
Vineyards in Hardwood Rangeland Watersheds
Adina Merenlender, UC Hopland Research and Extension Center, $1,300. (707)
744-1270, adina@nature.berkeley.edu
Cover Crops and Soils Educational Events
Kevin McEnnis, Community Alliance with Family Farmers, $1,300. (707) 579-3973,
kmcennis@yahoo.com
Solar Power for Improving Water Distribution and Rangeland Utilization
Morgan Doran, UC Cooperative Extension Solano County, $1,300. (707) 435-2459,
mpdoran@ucdavis.edu
Alternatives in Crop Management Tools & New Crop Opportunities
for Small Farms
Aziz Baameur, UC Cooperative Extension Santa Clara County, $1,300. (408)
299-2635 x 1010, azbaameur@ucdavis.edu
Soil Fertility Management for Organic Crop Production
Deborah Giraud, UC Cooperative Extension Humboldt County, $1,300. (707)
445-7351, ddgiraud@ucdavis.edu
Connections between Farmers, Consumers and Communities in Sustainable Food and Agricultural Systems (funding through SAREP)
The FARMS Leadership Program Field Days
Mary Kimball, FARMS Leadership Program, $1,300. (530) 795-1520, kimball@quicknet.com
Artisan Cheese Production Workshop-A Look At Vertical Integration
Barbara Reed, UC Cooperative Extension Glenn County, $1,300. (530) 865-1107,
bareed@ucdavis.edu
Business Planning & Innovative Financing Strategies to Promote
Intergenerational Farm Transitions (Ventura/Santa Barbara)
Steve Schwartz, California FarmLink, $1,300. (707) 829-1691, info@californiafarmlink.org
Davis Farm to School Connection: Lessons Learned from 2000-2003
Lydia Delis-Schlosser, Farm to School Connection, $1,300. (530) 758-5200,
shredmama@aol.com
Agritourism and Nature Tourism Workshop
Holly George, UC Cooperative Extension Plumas-Sierra counties, $1,300.
(530) 283-6270, hageorge@ucdavis.edu
Effective Garden-based Nutrition Education
Gail Goodyear, UC Cooperative Extension Trinity-Shasta, $1,300.
(530) 628-5495, gegoodyear@ucdavis.edu
School Garden & Farm to School Symposium
Tina Poles, Sonoma County Farm Bureau, $1,300. (707) 874-1557 x202, tina@oaec.org
Creating a Vibrant Local Food System in Marin: Linking Educators with
Farmers
Sandra Wallenstein, Marin Food Systems Project, $1,300.
(415) 485-4908, eecofmarin@aol.com
Grown in Marin Speaker Series
Ellen Rilla, UC Cooperative Extension Marin County, $1,300. (415) 499-4204,
erilla@ucdavis.edu
For more information about a particular event call the telephone number or write to the email address listed above. To learn more about SAREP’s educational grants program, contact 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
