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Keeping Coastal Woodlands Healthy Dance Palace Community Center Point Reyes Station, CA UCCE Sudden Oak Death (SOD) Coordinator Janice Alexander gave a presentation on how SOD affects our coastal woodlands for those interested in the forest health of private property, open space, farms, and ranches.

Point Reyes Dance Palace Point Reyes Station, California An Introduction to Carbon Sequestration on Rangelands Contacts: David Lewis, 707-565-2621 and Steve Quirt 415-499-4204 Co-sponsors: U.C.

Chileno Valley Ranch Petaluma This grafting and pruning workshop was given by Paul Vossen, UCCE Marin & Sonoma Specialty Crop Advisor, to approximately 40 participants. We provided 3/8-inch semi-dwarf apple rootstock to the workshop attendees.

They drive you crazy and reproduce like crazy. Our agricultural zone in Marin and Sonoma counties is the perfect terrain and climate for pocket gophers.

Consumers are hungry for fresh and local farm products. Traditional avenues like farmers markets, CSAs and subscription programs are maturing. As more producers come on-line to fill the consumer demand, some innovators are looking at how to reach a broader audience.

To help answer questions on organic certification and production, Cooperative Extension, the Marin Agricultural Commissioner's office and the Marin Agricultural Land Trust offered a half-day workshop on "Certifying Your Dairy Organic" on Wednesday, May 24, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Marin has a favorable climate for growing caneberries (raspberry and blackberry). These are both high-value crops in the fresh market area, and can yield big profits.

Alternatives to petroleum-based energy sources are moving into the mainstream and onto our farms and ranches. With the increasing costs of using power from the grid, some farmers and ranchers are switching to renewable and sustainable sources of energy.

This short workshop consisted of a discussion about what a land owner needs to know to certify pasture as organic through the USDA National Organic Program. The discussion took place at the Two Rock Social Hall in Two Rock, CA.

The challenge of controlling weeds on organic row crop operations was the subject of this workshop, "The War on Weeds." The presenters provided information and options for organic and sustainable farmers to battle the ongoing struggle of weed control in organic operations.