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Learn the art and science behind composting from a local Master Composter. Learn about the importance of managing your organic waste (food scraps and yard trimmings) at home. As the drought worsens and the climate warms, home-based waste management has never been more relevant.

Full Course Website: http://calnat.ucanr.edu/Take_a_class/ucrpdc/ The UC Riverside Palm Desert Center California Naturalist course is the first course in the program with a focus on desert ecosystems. The course builds on instructor Dr.

What does it take to create a values-based supply chain? Who are the workers and other stakeholders that make this supply chain operate? What does providing technical assistance to farmers and ranchers and other food businesses look like?

Join us for monthly farm tours at the Rodale Institute California Organic Center! Learn about our farm and our unique regenerative organic research projects. Tours will be held on the third Friday of every month from 2-4 PM year-round.

Join Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF) for a free, in-person food safety field day with Vivian Hwang Farm in Fresno, CA. We will discuss and demonstrate how to implement requirements of the Food Safety Modernization Act Produce Safety Rule (FSMA PSR).

Join us in this workshop that we are putting together in collaboration with the North Coast Growers Association.

The Organic Center and Organic Voices are delighted to invite you to be a part of the 2024 An Organic Night Out: Honoring The Years Best in Organic at Expo West on March 13, 2024, a remarkable ticketed event that aims to support and advance the organic movement.

The implementation deadline for the Strengthening Organic Enforcement (SOE) rule is fast-approaching. With SOE set to go into effect March 19, 2024, the USDA National Organic Program (NOP), accredited certifiers, and organic industry are working hard to implement the changes required by the rule.

Please join Kelsey Williardson, Policy Associate, Center for Rural Affairs, and Julia Barton, Farmer Services Director, Organic Farmers Association, for a presentation and discussion on December 12, 2023, for organic curious, transitioning, and certified organic farmers to learn about new programs a...

Instructor: Diane Hernandez Location: Placerville Library Fee: Free! Space is limited. Please register to attend.