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The Effie Yeaw Nature Center offers the California Naturalist certification class in Carmichael (Sacramento County). The 40-hour course combines a science curriculum with guest lecturers, field trips and project-based learning to explore the unique ecology and natural history of California, with an…

The UC Climate Stewards program builds climate literacy and empowers participants to take meaningful, locally grounded action in response to climate change. The course blends climate science, communication, community engagement, and stewardship through a mix of online learning, interactive discussions, guest…

Integrating Rotational Grazing into Organic Production Systems by Amélie Gaudin, Professor and Endowed Chair in Agroecology, UC DavisPart of the 6th Annual Organic Agriculture Seminar Series for Growers where each week you'll hear from a guest speaker for a 30-minute presentation followed by questions from…

Organic Management of Field Rodents - Gophers, Voles, Moles by Dr. Roger Baldwin, Cooperative Extension Specialist: Human-Wildlife Conflict Resolution, UC DavisPart of the 6th Annual Organic Agriculture Seminar Series for Growers where each week you'll hear from a guest speaker for a 30-minute presentation…

Fertigation Best Management Practices in Organic Production Systems by Joji Muramoto, Cooperative Extension Specialist: Organic Agriculture, UC Santa CruzPart of the 6th Annual Organic Agriculture Seminar Series for Growers where each week you'll hear from a guest speaker for a 30-minute presentation…

Soil Health Tests: What Do They Really Tell You? by Lindsey Klein, UCCE Small & Organic Farms, Community Education SpecialistPart of the 6th Annual Organic Agriculture Seminar Series for Growers where each week you'll hear from a guest speaker for a 30-minute presentation followed by questions from the…

Soil’s Outsized Role in Earth’s Age-Old Carbon Trading Scheme by Tom Willey, T&D Willey Farms and host of the radio show "Down on the Farm"Part of the 6th Annual Organic Agriculture Seminar Series for Growers where each week you'll hear from a guest speaker for a 30-minute presentation followed by…

Getting your Seedling Mix Right by Christof Bernau,  Farm Garden Manager, UC Santa CruzPart of the 6th Annual Organic Agriculture Seminar Series for Growers where each week you'll hear from a guest speaker for a 30-minute presentation followed by questions from the listeners and more general discussion…

Agritourism by Rachael Callahan, Statewide Agritourism Coordinator, UC ANRPart of the 6th Annual Organic Agriculture Seminar Series for Growers where each week you'll hear from a guest speaker for a 30-minute presentation followed by questions from the listeners and more general discussion. Each workshop is…

Nuts and Bolts of Irrigation Charlie Abee, Professor of Agriculture Technology and Irrigation, College of the SequoiasPart of the 6th Annual Organic Agriculture Seminar Series for Growers where each week you'll hear from a guest speaker for a 30-minute presentation followed by questions from the listeners…