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Increasingly, buyers are expecting their suppliers to have a documented food safety program on their farms.

Now available as articles online, the latest edition of our newsletter addresses topics of food safety, agritourism, farmers markets, CSAs, organic and more. With this issue, we have completed our transition from a traditional print newsletter to this new, online-only format.

Michael Yang, agricultural assistant with the Small Farm Program who also speaks Hmong, picks bittermelon while visiting a Fresno farm.

The Small Farm Program is organizing a series of hands-on, interactive workshops for farmers and ranchers to learn about agritourism. Each series is offered over the course of three sessions, with one series in Fresno County and one series in Glenn County.

Mark Gaskell leads a short course focused on hoop houses during the 2008 California Small Farm Conference. Join us for this three-day educational opportunity for small-scale farmers! After the conference, check back here to find presentations given by UC experts and news of the Pedro Ilic Awards.

Woody Tasch, founder of Slow Money The founder of a national investing network dedicated to supporting local food and agricultural enterprises will speak Sept. 20 at an event organized by the UC Small Farm Program. When: 4 6 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 20 Where: Rominger West Winery 4602 Second St.

The latest edition of our newsletter now exclusively delivered by email includes articles on food safety, dryland tomatoes, farm trails, blueberries, collaboration and more.

Southeast Asian refugee farmers and the food they produce will be the focus of the Hmong Specialty Crops and Medicinal Herbs conference, July 19-20 in Fresno. The conference begins with a tour of four Hmong farms, leaving at 12 p.m.

Jim Crawford, of Tuscarora Organic Growers, will speak at the workshop in Woodland, Calif.

A brand-new, revised edition of the Small Farm Handbook is now available from the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources. The 2011 edition is a collection of expertise from 31 University of California authors, including farm advisors and specialists.