San Diego County Climate Smart Agriculture

Overview of SWEEP and HSP:The State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program provides funding to implement on-farm projects to existing irrigation systems, that reduce water use and reduce greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions. Common project components include pump replacement or retrofit, installing variable…

 The Climate Smart Agriculture ProgramThe Climate Smart Agriculture Program is a team of Community Education Specialists that have historically provided technical assistance to local growers, for CDFA's Healthy Soils Program (HSP), State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP), and Alternative…

Highlight of the Opportunity: The Office of Agricultural Resilience and Sustainability (OARS) will open a solicitation for the Healthy Soils Program (HSP) and State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP), through a Block Grant Structure. This funding is coming from the Prop. 2 Climate Bond…

Biochar application will be a new conservation practice for the next Healthy Soils Program. A training on biochar called, "Growing with Biochar," was offered to teach technical assistance providers (And the Climate Smart Agriculture Program Community Education Specialists) on all things biochar, and was a…

The Colorado River Basin provides a large portion of water to San Diego County residents and farmers. It is extremely important to the livelihoods of many, but the Colorado River Basin faces critical water shortages, and a reduction in inflow that threatens reservoir levels, primarily Lake Powell and Lake…