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Elderberry Field Day

Elderberry Field Day (Sep 17, 2019)

Over 40 attendees gathered at The Cloverleaf Farm in Dixon, CA on September 17, 2019 to learn how California native blue elderberries (Sambucus nigra ssp. cerulea) can add value as a crop while also serving as a beneficial hedgerow plant and adding biodiversity to farms. An engaging line up of speakers shared their knowledge and experience around elderberry production, ecological benefits of hedgerows on farms, nutritional benefits of elderberries and ways of making elderberry value-added products.

Agritourism Intensive Santa Cruz Co.

An agritourism planning class for Santa Cruz County and surrounding region farmers and ranchers offered by UC Cooperative Extension and UC SAREP, in partnership with Santa Cruz, San Mateo and Santa Clara County Farm Bureaus, Santa Cruz Mountains Winegrowers Association, Santa Cruz County Small Bu

  • UCCE Santa Cruz County, 1430 Freedom Blvd, Watsonville, CA 95076
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  • every California resident has access to healthy food
  • every California farmer can succeed in business
  • every worker throughout the food system is treated equitably
  • and communities throughout California thrive with the support of regional food systems
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Creating online training for organic specialty crop production in California

Posted by Sara Riegler on June 20, 2018
Sonja Brodt (Coordinator of Agriculture, Resources, and Environment at UC SAREP) and Sara Riegler (UC SAREP Graduate Student Researcher) recently had the opportunity to visit and record field demonstration videos at ALBA in Salinas. The videos, all recorded in Spanish and focused on ALBA farmers\u2019 organic farming practices, will be part of a comprehensive online curriculum geared towards beginner organic farmers in California, a project in collaboration with the Organic Farming Research Foundation.
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