Transition to Certified Organic WorkshopFor farmers and ranchers interested in transitioning to certified organic production. Whether or not you are already using organic practices, this workshop is for you. Learn about management principles, administrative processes, and available assistance programs to…
with Instructor Orin Martin at the Alan Chadwick Garden at UC Santa Cruz Were excited to offer a series of four seasonal workshops for small orchard care through the year! Our intent is to engage a cohort of small-scale farmers who can attend all four sessions to learn as a community.
Soil Health Field Day at Twin Peaks Orchards. Join us for a hands-on Soil Health Demonstration Field Day designed to educate farmers on soil health and testing techniques for soil management.
More California farmers experience increased agroecological and economic benefits from organic production systems, expanding California's national leadership in organic acreage, productivity, and resiliency and improving the overall environmental quality of crop production in California.
Houston Wilson, Ph.D.Founding Directorhwilson@ucanr.edu | 559-646-6519 | http://treecrops.ucr.edu/Houston Wilson is the Founding Director of the UC Organic Agriculture Institute, as well as an Associate Cooperative Extension Specialist in the Department of Entomology at UC Riverside. Over the past…
Workshops, field days, webinars and trainings to support organic agriculture in California, including those co-organized by UC OAI and those from partners.
This online resource can be used to learn more about and identify relevant training and educational opportunities specifically for organic farming - as well as, more broadly, for ecologically-based farm management.
Organic certification can provide new opportunities for farmers and their products. However, transitioning from conventional to organic requires both time and a strong business plan.
