Sonoma County AGROpreneurship Program

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A blog following our new Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Development Program

Author: Alexandra Pozzi

Published on: March 29, 2012

Hi everyone,

Welcome to the Sonoma County AGROpreneurship blog! Here you will be able to follow our beginning farmers and ranchers, as well as mentors. Follow this blog to watch our beginning farmers and ranchers as they delve into all different aspects of agriculture and food production in Sonoma County.

The first Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Development Program class begins tomorrow at Santa Rosa Junior College, Shone Farm.

Tags: Beginning Farmers and Ranchers (1), Shone Farm (1), Sonoma County AGROpreneurship (1)

Comments: 4

Comments:

by Linda Peterson

on March 30, 2012 at 3:53 PM

This was the first day of class for our students. They met and learned about each other's farming hopes and plans, toured Shone Farm on a hay ride hosted by Leonard Diggs, Farm Manager, and began to look at how to turn their farming and ranching dreams into a successful business.

by Linda Peterson

on April 2, 2012 at 2:47 PM

Check out "Growing for Market" magazine - a great publication, full of really useful information and resources! You might have picked up a copy of the January 2012 issue at our Orientation. If so, you'll find information about NRCS funding for hoop houses. Contact the local office in Petaluma (707/794-1242) for details, as there is one more funding cycle that ends June 1.

by Linda Peterson

on April 2, 2012 at 2:52 PM

Page 27 of the January 2012 issue of Growing for Market explains "caterpillar tunnels" - cheaper, non-permanent and effective form of a hoop house.

by Linda Peterson

on April 3, 2012 at 10:51 AM

Read the Press Democrat article about Sonoma County Agropreneurs!

http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20120402/ARTICLES/120409931