Community Alliance with Family Farmers

Reko Rings Basics: Online Farm Sales (webinar)
2020-05-27 16:00 - 17:00 UTC | Webinar
Are you a farmer interested in online sales but overwhelmed by the choices and expense of e-commerce? Join a webinar to learn about REKO – a free, simple direct-to-customer sales model managed through a closed Facebook group. You’ll hear from three farmers using this model during COVID-19. Get insights, tips, resources and ask questions for starting your own REKO ring.
AGENDA
• What is REKO? A quick intro and demo by Linda Easton (CA)
• Getting Started: Lessons from REKO Denver by Traci Mitchell (CO)
• Gaining Momentum: Lessons from REKO Ozaukee by Vanessa M. Quiñones (WI)
• Going Solo: Adapting REKO for a single farm by Cole Mazariegos-Anastassiou (CA)
• Presenter Q&A moderated by Sara Bernal, Center for Land Based Learning (CA)
• **OPTIONAL** Post-webinar Q&A continuation with fellow participants moderated by Community Alliance with Family Farmers
Registration here for the webinar
For questions or comments, please contact Michelle Wyler at michelle@caff.org

Farming During COVID: A Webinar Series on Adapting to Crisis
2020-04-01 16:00 - 17:30 UTC | Webinar
Join us for a free webinar series designed to help California family farmers and ranchers adapt, stay informed and keep our local food system going strong. Learn from fellow producers and from experts about the challenges facing our farms as well as strategies to stay in business, keep our crews safe and employed, and to continue growing healthy food for our communities, come what may.

WEEK ONE: MARKET INSTABILITY, CREATIVE SOLUTIONS

We’re kicking off this series by digging into the quickly shifting food marketplace, from restaurant closures to a surge in CSA sign-ups to the latest tools for online ordering, delivery and e-commerce.
This series will be crafted based on your feedback, questions and interest. Please fill out the short survey below to register for this webinar.

Agrarian Lovers Ball
2020-02-29 18:00 - 21:00 UTC | Cuesta College North County Campus, 2800 Buena Vista Dr., Paso Robles, CA, 93446, United States
Live Music!
Local Food!
The annual California Farm Champions Awards Ceremony!
Join us for our annual celebration of California Family Farms, featuring an evening of music, dancing, drinks, a farm-fresh feast and our awards ceremony where every year our community recognizes farmers and food system advocates from across California who are contributing to a stronger local food economy, promoting food justice and empowering a new generation of agrarians.
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Taste of the Trail
2020-02-28 17:00 - 18:30 UTC | Studios on the Park, 1130 Pine St., Paso Robles, CA, 93446, United States
Join us for a Taste of the Trail, hosted by the SLO Co Farm Trail on Friday February 28th from 5 – 6:30pm at Studio’s on the Park in historic downtown Paso Robles.

Gather with Small Farm Conference goers to mix, mingle and share what you’ve learned while enjoying sips and bites from the SLO Co Farm Trail, featuring local farms, ranches and artisan food makers.

Continue your conversations around the art gallery or over dinner at one of the many fantastic downtown restaurants within walking distance of Studio’s on the Park.

Free and open to registered Conference Attendees. RSVP required. Space limited.

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Studios on the Park is a nonprofit open studios art center in the heart of historic downtown Paso Robles featuring six studios with 15 working artists, four galleries and a fine craft and fine art gift store.

FARMstead andthe SLO Co Farm Trail is as a way to promote locally grown & locally made products through pop-up workshops; getting people out to the farms, ranches & production facilities where our food is being grown & made.

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Science & the Transformation of Agriculture
2020-02-27 19:30 - 21:30 UTC | San Luis Obispo Botanical Gardens, 3450 Dairy Creek Rd., San Luis Obispo, CA, 93405, United States
Re-imagining Agriculture with Regenerative Principles and Independent, Farmer-driven Research
Featuring Dr. Jonathan Lundgren, Blue Dasher Farm & the Ecdysis Foundation
In an increasingly complex and inter-related world, systemic challenges, such as climate change, can be daunting. Fortunately, nature–itself a highly complex web of relationships–holds answers. Likewise, farmers, those who actually tend nature, often develop valuable insights working within the complexity of agriculture. Cultivating a more resilient, regenerative agriculture will require a deeper awareness of and appreciation for lessons of the “field” and those who work it.
This lecture will explore the role of cutting-edge science in addressing problems faced by farmers, ranchers and bee keepers through applied ecological research, guided citizen science, innovative partnerships and peer-to-peer learning.
About the Speaker: Dr. Lundgren is an agroecologist and entomologist, Director of the ECDYSIS Foundation, and CEO for Blue Dasher Farm. Lundgren’s research and education programs focus on assessing the ecological risk of pest management strategies and developing long-term solutions for regenerative food systems.
Suggested donation of $5 to $10 at the door. First come, first serve.
Brought you by Cal Poly Center for Sustainability
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This talk is a pre-conference special event leading up to the 32nd annual California Small Farm Conference. To learn more about the full conference, taking place the following days, Feb 28 & 29 in Paso Robles, please visit http://www.casmallfarmconference.com

Tour: Weighing Cover Cropping Options in Orchards
2020-02-27 14:00 - 16:00 UTC | San Luis Obispo, CA, San Luis Obispo, CA, 93405, United States
Cover crops can be an effective way to address a variety of resource concerns that impact both environmental quality and tree health. They are one of the key ways to take advantage of the orchard floor and its potential to capture carbon and nutrients, and reduce their excess loss to air and water. However, the use of cover crops is associated with some management challenges, especially in drought-prone California. The Cal Poly lemon orchard recently began a set of trials using drought tolerant cover crops and cover crop mixes as part of the 2019 CDFA Healthy Soils Program. Over the course of the project, Dr. Charlotte Decock and the project team will be monitoring soil carbon content and greenhouse gas emissions, as well as investigating the costs and tradeoffs associated with cover crop management. During the field day, Dr. Decock, Hilary Philips, and Cal Poly students will use hands-on soil testing methods to demonstrate the links between cover crops and a suite of important soil properties. The Cal Poly team will facilitate a discussion of management strategies and considerations for incorporating cover crops into an orchard system, and the possibility of combining cover crops with amendments such as mycorrhizal fungi or compost. Funding programs for these practices, both from NRCS and CDFA, will also be discussed.
FEATURING:
Charlotte Decock, Soil Scientist, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Hilary Phillips, District Conservationist, USDA-NRCS San Luis Obispo
Johnny Rosecrans, Crops Technician and Orchard Manager, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
This field day is a pre-conference special event leading up to the 32nd annual California Small Farm Conference. To learn more about the full conference, taking place Feb 28 and 29, please visit www.casmallfarmconference.com

Composting Systems: Field Day
2020-02-27 13:00 - 17:00 UTC | Cuesta College North County Campus, 2800 Buena Vista Dr., Paso Robles, CA, 93446, United States
Join us for a hands-on field day exploring composting systems for your farm, hosted at the Cuesta College north campus farm. Chris Thompson, renowned compost expert from Santa Barbara County and Delmar McComb, Blossoms Biodynamic Farm will discuss the intricacies of successful compost management for both small and large scale operations with a special discussion on the magic of vermiculture with Cristy Christie, Black Diamond Vermicompost.
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This workshop is a pre-conference special event leading up to the 32nd annual California Small Farm Conference. To register for or learn more about the full conference, taking place the following days, Feb 28 and 29, please visit http://www.casmallfarmconference.com
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Organic Seed Production
2020-02-27 10:00 - 16:00 UTC | Cuesta College SLO Campus, CA-1, Associated Students Auditorium, San Luis Obispo, CA, 93405, United States
Take your seed growing to the next level! This intensive is designed for farmers who want to improve their seed production experience skills. Topics will include an in-depth look at the fundamental techniques of seed production, including: seed crop spacing and timing, fertility and irrigation needs, managing self-pollinating and cross-pollinating crops, organic disease management, and harvest, threshing, cleaning and handling basics. We’ll cover crop specific seed production methods across a range of crops. In addition, important information on selecting seed crops to maintaining healthy, diverse crop varieties will be covered.
This training is a pre-conference special event leading up to the 32nd annual California Small Farm Conference. To learn more about the full conference, taking place the following days, Feb 28 and 29, please visit http://www.casmallfarmconference.com

Regenerative Farm-to-School Field Day: Farro, Nude Oats, Teff, Oh My!
2020-02-27 10:00 - 14:30 UTC | City Farm San Luis Obispo, 1221 Calle Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, California, 93405, United States
Join us for a day exploring how regenerative local farming is being grown and featured in San Luis Obispo region schools on this roving, multi-location field day. Explore a unique public private partnership with farmers at SLO City Farm, a Farm to School lunch and Central Kitchen tour at Laguna Middle School, and end the day learning about Organic Ancient Grain production from a mechanical engineer-turned-farmer at Kandarian Organic Farms in Los Osos. This tour is sure to offer some of California’s most unique, innovative farming practices and systems and the practitioners bringing them to students.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Participants will be expected to drive themselves and carpooling options will be coordinated in advance. Attendees may join for any or all stops of this tour, but either way RSVP is required.

SCHEDULE:

10 – 11:30am Meet at City Farm (1221 Calle Joaquin, SLO)
Noon – 1:00pm Laguna Middle School for farm-to-school lunch. Tour of the garden and central kitchen: 11050 Los Osos Valley Rd, San Luis Obispo, CA
1:20 – 2:30 pm Tour at Kandarian Organic Farms: 1288 2nd St., Baywood, Los Osos, CA

VENUES:
City Farm San Luis Obispo is a 17-acre property surrounded by urban development, owned by the City, and managed by a non-profit under the terms of a twenty-year lease, now in its sixth year. Tour includes visits to four subtenant parcels, leased by independent organic farmers who sell to local restaurants, markets and the school district, irrigation installation half-powered by solar array, educational gardens and field kitchen which are the site of academic credit class for Continuation High School students, program for developmentally disabled young adults, regular elementary school field trips, workdays and seasonal festivals catering to the general public, and experiments with permaculture, no-till husbandry, and carbon farming.
Kandarian Farms connects people to the land through real food produced on a small, but mighty farm on the Central Coast of California. At Kandarian, they select crops for their benefit to the earth and for their nutritional, cultural and culinary value to humans. They grow plants, herbs and grains that tell rich stories. Larry Kandarian has been farming for over 25 years. From mechanical engineering to the flower seed business to sustainable, organic, Earth-friendly farming, he has an astonishing wealth of knowledge and is a passionate steward of the land.
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This training is a pre-conference special event leading up to the 32nd annual California Small Farm Conference. To learn more about the full conference, taking place the following days, Feb 28 and 29, please visit www.casmallfarmconference.com
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Los Cinco Principios de la Salud Del Suelo
2020-02-27 09:30 - 14:30 UTC | Windrose Farm, 5750 El Pharo Dr., Paso Robles, CA, 93446, United States
Los agricultores en todo el mundo operan en una era de clima incierto. Los suelos sanos y vivos pueden soportar mejor la creciente demanda que les estamos imponiendo para cultivar alimentos saludables y mantener el agua y aire limpios bajo estas imposiciones climáticas. Es importante construir y mantener la salud del suelo antes de que aparezcan los síntomas del cambio climático como son las sequías o inundaciones. Los suelos saludables pueden resistir mejor estas tensiones y en algunos casos, pueden ayudar a amortiguarlas.
Además de tener impactos beneficios para el ambiente, el manejo sustentable del suelo tiene beneficios prácticos para el agricultor. Todo esto requiere la implementación de prácticas de manejo que fortalecen el suelo como una ecología. En este día de campo, tendremos charlas sobre los principios de la salud de suelos y las prácticas que nos ayudan a mantener la ecología y salud del suelo.
Este día de campo incluirá presentaciones sobre:
los cultivos de cobertura, la integración de animales a la operación, las investigaciones sobre prácticas del mejoramiento del suelo y como estas prácticas ayudan con la eficiencia del riego.
Estas prácticas ayudarán al suelo a reciclar eficientemente el agua y los nutrientes para mantener la productividad de las plantas y los animales. El retorno de las inversiones en salud del suelo dará sus frutos año tras año tras año.
Presentando
Martin Guerena, Especialista en Agricultura Sostenible con el Centro Nacional de Tecnología Apropiada, Davis CA
Ann Baier, Especialista en Agricultura Sostenible con el Centro Nacional de Tecnología Apropiada, Davis CA
Nathan Harkleroad, Director del Programa Educativo, Asociación de Capacitación Agricultura: ALBA, Salinas CA.
Laura Murphy, Soil Scientist, Monterey County RCD
Natalie Solares, Ag Water Management Specialist, Monterey County RCD
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Esta capacitación es un evento especial previo a la conferencia que conduce a la 32nd Conferencia anual de California Small Farm. Para obtener más información sobre la conferencia completa, que tendrá lugar los días siguientes, 28 y 29 de febrero en Paso Robles, visite http://www.casmallfarmconference.com
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Tour: Small Vineyard Practices for a Hotter, Drier Climate
2020-02-27 09:00 - 11:00 UTC | Tablas Creek Vineyard, 9339 Adelaida Rd, Paso Robles, California, 93446
Soil health principles lie at the core of management decisions that emphasize grape quality and long term resilience for small vineyards. These practices that aim to impart beneficial qualities to soil such as water holding capacity, infiltration, microbial activity, fertility and erosion control are becoming increasingly important in the face of the unprecedented challenges associated with climate change. Tablas Creek Vineyard is a pioneering 120-acre estate vineyard that has been addressing these challenges head-on. As a certified organic and biodynamic vineyard, they continue to refine ways to make the most of on-farm and local resources using innovative approaches to dry farming, holistic grazing management and conservation tillage practices. As part of the Cal Poly Healthy Soils Project, Tablas Creek has been participating in a three year project to investigate the links between soil building practices such as no-till and grazing of cover crops, and measures of soil carbon, water holding capacity and grape quality. During the field day, Tablas Creek vineyard managers will share lessons learned from their unique soil management strategy, Dr. Cristina Lazcano and her research team will present some of their preliminary findings, and Dr. Jean-Pierre Wolff of Wolff Vineyards and others will discuss the variety of ways small vineyards are balancing soil, water, and quality considerations in anticipation of rising peak temperatures and shrinking water supplies.

This field day is a pre-conference special event leading up to the 32nd annual California Small Farm Conference. To learn more about the full conference, taking place Feb 28 and 29, please visit www.casmallfarmconference.com

CA Small Farm Conference 2020
2020-02-27 - 2020-02-29 | Cuesta College North County Campus, 2800 Buena Vista Dr., Paso Robles, CA, 93446, United States
Local food, innovation, community roots and healthy soils—just a few of the things you’ll find growing on small farms all across California. Join us in February 2020 for the 32nd annual California Small Farm Conference where farmers, ranchers and local food advocates gather each year to explore hot topics in sustainable agriculture, work to bridge field and fork, sharpen their skills, network and give voice to those growing a more resilient food system from the soil up.

Farmers Market Manager Training
2020-02-27 | San Luis Obispo, CA, San Luis Obispo, CA, 93405, United States
CA SMALL FARM PRE-CONFERENCE EVENT
Join the California Alliance of Farmers’ Markets at the California Small Farms Conference for a 1/2 day training, specifically by and for Farmers’ Market Managers. The training will focus on the role of market managers, best practices to enhance your market and increase your customer counts, and will provide ample space for peer-to-peer learning. This training will be useful for both new and more experienced market managers. More details in development!
Tickets to this training are sold separately from the main conference. To learn more about the CA Small Farm Conference, visit www.casmallfarmconference.org

On-Farm Fire Resilience: Online Class
2020-01-30 - 2020-03-26
A hybrid online course and network dedicated to helping you farm in the face of a future with fire.

January 30 – March 26, 2020

Do you want to better prepare your farm and community for fire-related risk, and actively plan for the future collectively?
Drawing on decades of training small-farmers amidst climate change, MESA in collaboration with CAFF | The Farmer’s Guild, bring you an interactive course that will give you the technical and theoretical toolkit needed to reduce the human, production, financial and legal risks from wildfires. Utilizing MESA’s Virtual Campus for Farmers along with CAFF’s in-person Town Hall meetings, you will garner actionable solutions, co-create fire response and prevention networks, and leave with an on-farm fire resilience plan to help you and your community face a future with fire.
Course materials are tailored to California, but all interested farmers/ranchers in other regions are welcome to apply.

EcoFarm
2020-01-22 - 2020-01-25 | Asilomar Conference Grounds, 800 Asilomar Ave., Pacific Grove, CA, 93950
Building upon its farmer-to-farmer education model, EcoFarm is an essential networking and educational hub for ecologically-minded farmers, ranchers, and all who work to support their success in growing a healthy food system and world.

2020 North Bay CAFF Annual Gathering
2020-01-14 18:00 - 21:00 UTC | Sebastopol Grange Hall, 6000 Sebastopol Ave., Sebastopol, CA, 95472, United States
Celebrating another year of local food, sustainable agriculture and family farms! ​
An annual tradition, each January we invite our whole community to gather with local farmers and farm advocates from across the North Bay to look back on 2019, from accomplishments to tribulations to those we’ve lost along the way, all while planting seeds collectively for the 2020 season ahead. “CAFF” stands for Community Alliance with Family Farmers, so bring a friend––farmers and non-farmers alike––to learn how we can all help grow a more regenerative, just and abundant food system from the soil up.
Dinner, drinks, an update from our statewide organization, and lively stories three inspiring, local farmers.
Potluck: please bring a dish or drink to share.

Farming in the New Normal
2020-01-07 08:00 - 16:30 UTC | Ulatis Community Center, 1000 Ulatis Drive, Vacaville, CA, 95688, United States
At this workshop, you will get the latest information from California researchers, government agency leaders, agriculture industry professionals and innovative farmers to:
Help you understand how climate change will affect your farming operations
Provide practical strategies for agriculture to thrive in a new climate reality
Explore opportunities and resources for implementing climate strategies on farms
Topics include:
Grazing system strategies for drought
Soil Health and climate adaptation: Rangelands
Vegetation management for wildfire preparedness
Potential for carbon sequestration in riparian restoration, and climate-adaptive restoration
Chill hours reduction impact to perennial crops
Coping with extreme weather events, such as heat
Pest management strategies for a changing climate
Soil health practices and climate adaptation: Reduced tillage
Water use efficiency: tools for optimizing water use in a drought-prone world
Soil Health practices and climate adaptation: Cover crops

Conversación abierta para pequeños y medianos agricultores
2019-12-15 15:00 - 18:00 UTC | Aromas Grange Hall, 400 Rose Avenue Aromas, Aromas, CA, 95004, United States
Venga ala reunión abierta de la costa central y apoye a nuestros agricultores pequeños y medianos!

Pequeños y medianos agricultores se enfrentan a un conjunto específico de desafíos en la costa central. Únase a la conversación sobre cómo podemos trabajar juntos para encontrar soluciones.
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Algunos de los desafíos que podríamos explorar en conversación es el (acceso a la tierra, regulaciones, servicios de apoyo a los agricultores, etc.)
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CAFF: Construimos sistemas sostenible de los alimentos y los sistemas agrícolas a través de programas de promoción de políticas y programas de campo que crea más resistentes de las granjas familiares, comunidades y ecosistemas.​
Con National Young Farmers Coalition and California Farmer Justice Collaborative. ​

IN ​ENGLISH:​
Come to the Policy Town Hall meeting in the central coast and support our small and medium farmers!

Small and medium-sized farmers face a specific set of challenges on the central coast. Join the conversation about how we can work together to find solutions.
Talking topics we’d like to hear from farmers are:
Lack of affordable housing
access to land
Access to water
Health insurance

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​CAFF: We build sustainable food and farming systems through policy advocacy and on-the-ground programs that create more resilient family farms, communities and ecosystems.​
With the National Young Farmers Coalition and California Farmer Justice Collaborative. ​

Small Farm Tech Expo
2019-12-09 09:00 - 17:00 UTC
Tools and technology can help farmers improve efficiency, save labor and connect with their customers. But it seems many of the innovations taking place in agriculture today are built for large-scale production, out of reach for many family farmers and spurring consolidation in the industry. Join us for this event showcasing what’s possible for small-acre and sustainable agriculture. From cost-effective tools to software that streamlines direct sales, from practical tractor implements to data management to help you better understand what’s happening beneath your fields. Whether you’re growing 20 acres of row crops or just tending a quarter acre market garden, managing a small-scale ranch or a family-owned vineyard, come learn the latest in appropriately-scaled Ag Tech, interact with innovators and start working smarter, not harder.

FEATURING:

On-farm tool demos
Workshops & Panels​
Exhibition Hall & Marketplace
DIY Maker Space & Jerry-Rig Corner
Innovator’s Contest
Farmer / Techie Mixer​

To make sure this event best serves the needs of real-world farmers, we’d love to hear from you: what technology would you most like to see showcased? And what on-farm challenges would you most like addressed by new innovations?

Farming in the Age of Big Tech
2019-12-08 17:00 - 20:00 UTC | Shone Farm, 7450 Steve Olson Ln., Forestville, CA, 95436, United States
Join us for a forum and interactive conversation exploring the complex topic of Farming in the Age of Big Tech: The Digital Revolution, Your Data & the Future of Family Farms.
This talk serves as the opening reception of the Small Farm Tech Expo, which takes place the following day, Monday the 9th, which will focus more on practical tools and workshops for the small-scale farm.
Mechanization and the digital revolution has transformed our lives. Just as the “internet of things” has digitized everything from watches to refrigerators and mechanization has upended entire industries, these technologies are also changing the face of agriculture. Mechanization continues to scale up, consolidating the industry. Farm equipment is becoming increasingly digital and many new technologies collect massive amounts of data from farms and farmers, which some say gives growers more precise control over their operations while others fear a loss of control.
As with other industries, tough questions arise as these technologies zoom us into the future faster than our society can adapt. Join us to learn about the history of mechanization and more recent issues related to digital agriculture. Who owns the data collected by digital farming technologies? What kind of farming practices are encouraged by newer forms of mechanization and digital technologies? Who do these technologies leave behind? And do farmers have the right––and the abilities––to repair their digital equipment?
Admission will get you entry to either or both days, Sunday evening’s Forum and/or Monday’s Expo (though no one will be turned away from the evening forum for lack of funds). Wine and other libations included.
Come early, between 3 and 5pm, to check out the Expo Hall & tool display.
$30 Admission
$20 Student & New Farmer Discount

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PRESENTERS:
Ildi Carlisle-Cummins is Executive Director of the California Institute for Rural Studies. She started the Cal Ag Roots Project, a storytelling project that produces podcasts about the history of California farming. Ildi holds an M.S. in Community Development from UC Davis, where she also worked as a researcher, studying community food systems and California agriculture.
Laura Mann is an Assistant Professor in the Dept of International Development and a research affiliate of the Firoz Lalji Centre for Africa. She is sociologist whose research focuses on the political economy of development, knowledge and information and communication technologies in Africa. Before joining the LSE, she worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Oxford Internet Institute and at the African Studies Centre in Leiden.
Chris Bross was born in Wisconsin, where his father worked for Allis-Chalmers, one of the biggest manufacturers of agricultural tractors in the past century. His first job at 12 years old was working on a small local farm picking crops and going to sell at Saturday market. Now Chris manages strategic partnerships at iFixit, creators of the free repair guide for everything, written by everyone. iFixit is a founding member of repair.org, leading the Right to Repair movement by authoring legislation to change state and international laws enabling the right for everyone to repair everything they own.

Growing a Revolution: Rebuilding Urban Soil
2019-12-06 10:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Arthur F. Turner Community Library, 1212 Merkley Ave., West Sacramento, CA, 95691, United States
Join us on Friday December 6th, 2019 at Three Sisters Gardens as we dig deep into soil health and learn about how we can regenerate our soil while also healing our climate and nourishing our communities! This workshop will be led by local experts and will explore how we recover our soil from the years of neglect that have left them compacted and lacking essential nutrients.
Specific methods we’ll be discussing together include cover cropping and no-till agriculture along with some insight into how these methods help us to remove carbon from the atmosphere to mitigate the impacts of climate change. This workshop will also include an experiential component with a field demonstration at our site on Cummins Way in West Sacramento.
Food is free and will be provided by Indigenous chef Melissa Yringuez, of Baa Baa’s Kitchen. While the ingredients may not consist of Native foods, we want to honor and acknowledge that the fight for food sovereignty is one that is ongoing and a movement that we will continue to help build.
This event is FREE and is intended to bring together underrepresented farmers including new farmers, socially and economically disadvantagd farmers, minority farmers, veteran, and urban farmers to participate in a discussion around sustainable agricultural practices.
700 Cummins Way, West Sacramento, CA 95605cl
Please be aware that this event is happening in December and that could mean dry or wet weather and definitely cold weather, so please dress for those circumstances. Should there be rain we have a backup indoor location we can utilize to keep us warm and dry. Recommended clothing:
Boots or closed toe shoes
Pants
Jacket / Rain Jacket
A hat or beenie
For questions, please email:
info@3sistersgardens.com
Register Here!

MADE POSSIBLE BY:
We Grow Urban Farm
Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF)
Sacramento Food Policy Council
Johnny’s Selected Seeds
Planting Justice
American Farmland Trust

Webinar: Small Farm Food Safety Questions De-Mystified
2019-11-19 12:00 - 13:30 UTC
Have you heard conflicting information on how the federal Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) applies to small produce farmers?
Has a buyer asked you to be “FSMA Compliant?” Have you heard conflicting information about food safety from different people? Join the CCOF Foundation and Community Alliance with Family Farmers and the Farmers Guild (CAFF/FG) for a webinar that goes over FSMA frequently asked questions for produce growers, as well as clears up common myths and misconceptions about small farm food safety.
On-farm food safety is a complicated topic that many small farmers are left to understand on their own. With the start of FSMA inspections on the largest produce farms this year, there’s lots of talk within the produce industry about food safety. Sometimes farmers hear or are told incorrect information.
In this webinar we will go through the top FSMA and small-farm food safety questions we hear from farmers and provide clear, practical, and correct answers. We will cover food safety topics including FSMA overview information, postharvest handling, personnel training, and using manure as a soil amendment.
Ample time will be reserved for questions from the audience.
About Our Speakers:
Kali Feiereisel serves as CAFF and the FG’s Senior Manager for Farmer Services. She provides food safety technical assistance to farmers as they further develop their practices to meet new requirements. In addition to her background in organic farming, Feiereisel studied food safety, local food systems, and food and agriculture policy while completing her graduate degree in public health nutrition from the University of California, Berkeley.
REGISTER HERE!
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About Our Partners
USDA NIFA: This material is based upon work that is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under award number USDA-NIFA-FSMA-2018-70020-28869.

Good Food Showcase
2019-11-18 02:00 UTC | Sacramento State University Union, 6000 J St., Sacramento, CA, 95819, United States
Join us as at the 2019 Sacramento Good Food Showcase at the 3rd annual California School Food Forum. The Good Food Showcase is an interactive networking expo showcasing local food available in California. This event brings together sustainable growers and producers with institutional buyers, food service and other community advocates. Together we are strengthening the local food market.

Glamour + Grit: Art Show & CSA Fair
2019-11-16 17:00 - 20:00 UTC | ReFrame Hair Gallery, pin Reframe Hair Gallery 6790 McKinley St, Ste 180, Sebastopol, CA, 95472, United States
The true beauty of food lies in the stories behind our meals and the people who grow it. Join us for an art show honoring women farming throughout the North Bay using a model known as CSA, Community Supported Agriculture. Enjoy food, wine, the photography of Loren Hansen showcasing the beauty of these strong, hardworking women, and learn how you can forge a deeper relationship with the land and our farmers while bringing home the freshest, finest, healthiest food around.
Free to attend.
Plus: sign up for a winter or 2020 share of any CSA at this event and you’ll go home with a gift package featuring Davines products: all natural, eco-conscious haircare that respects and encourages biodiversity.
FEATURING:
– Laguna Farm
– Coyote Family Farm
– Petaluma Bounty
– Singing Frogs Farm
– Green Star Farm
– Tara Firma Farm
– Bramble Tail Homestead
– Little Moon Farm
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Did you know that female producers now make up 36% of farmers in America? And that 100% of CSA farms in Sonoma County are owned or co-owned by women? It’s tough but rewarding work, requiring both a deep appreciation for natural beauty as well as some serious grit. Thanks to ReFrame for offering these women some much deserved self-care after a long, hard season in the field.
This event is brought to you by Community Alliance with Family Farmers, ReFrame Hair Gallery & Davines and is part of the “Beauty, from the Ground Up” campaign” promoting CSA across the country. To learn more, visit: https://www.isustainbeauty.com/usa/

California Crunch
2019-10-24 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
Join schools, hospitals and businesses across the state as they take a bite out of locally grown fruits and vegetables to celebrate local farmers and healthy eating.
Register your event and receive Crunch It Munch It stickers and the CA Crunch Guide with event tips and procurement resources.

Webinar: How to Get Ready for a FSMA Produce Safety Rule Inspection
2019-09-24 12:00 - 13:30 UTC
This will be an informative webinar on the current state of FSMA Inspections in California. Attendees will have ample opportunity to ask the California Department of Food & Agriculture FSMA Inspection manager questions.

Pitchforks & Policy: 2019, North Bay
2019-08-27 08:00 - 17:00 UTC
Farmers, ranchers and advocates for local food and sustainable agriculture, join the North Bay CAFF & Farmers Guild community for our annual “Pitchforks & Policy” gathering to learn how policies could impact our farms and food system and what we can do about it.
From the national issues to local ordinances to statewide programs, get updates on policy matters pertaining to small farms, sustainable agriculture and local food systems. And find out how we—farmers, citizens, elected officials—can take action. Then share your own thoughts, concerns, ideas and questions. This feedback will guide our organization in the year ahead, as we work to give voice to sustainable agriculture and small farms in the halls of Sacramento and beyond.
Potluck at 6pm, program at 7pm.
Free, all welcome.

Fire Resilience on the Farm: Mendocino County
2019-08-20 18:30 - 21:00 UTC | Little Lake Grange, 291 School St., Willits, CA, 95490, United States
With fire season upon us, it’s time to discuss safety, prevention, and relief for our farms and ranches. Join us for a workshop exploring preparedness and networks of support for our rural community facing the ever-growing threat of wildfires here in California.
Hear stories from fire survivors, get tips on preparedness and prevention, learn about resources for recovery and brainstorm with fellow attendees a collective response to assure that the whole community is ready for the next wildfire in Mendocino County.

Potluck at 6:30pm, followed by the evening’s program.

Guest speakers:
– Adam Gaska, Mendocino Organics & Mendo Meats
– Mike Jones, University of CA Cooperative Extension
– Imil Ferara, Mendocino County Fire Safe Council
– Eva King, North Coast Opportunities
– Gowan Batist
, Fortunate Farms / CAFF & The Farmers Guild
– Anna Hope, Mendocino Medicinal Herb Guild

FREE TO ATTEND, ALL WELCOME
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This event is made possible by the Mendocino Farmers Guild, Community Alliance with Family Farmers, The University of CA: Mendocino Cooperative Extension, and North Coast Opportunities.
