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Workgroup Information Urban Agriculture |
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Summary | The UC ANR Urban Agriculture Workgroup develops resources, training, and materials for the specific needs of California’s urban farmers, and conducts applied research to address their needs. |
Website: | https://ucanr.edu/sites/UrbanAg/ |
Workgroup Chair Information | |
Name | Rachel Surls (Chair) |
Phone | 626-586-1982 |
ramabie@ucanr.edu | |
Unit: | Los Angeles County |
Location: |
UC Cooperative Extension, Los Angeles County 700 W. Main Street Alhambra, 91801 |
Name | Jennifer Sowerwine (Co-Chair) |
Phone | |
jsowerwi@berkeley.edu | |
Unit: | Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM) |
Membership List |
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CE Advisor | ||
Aram, Kamyar | Contra Costa County | |
East Bay Specialty Crops Advisor | ||
Bennaton, Rob | Alameda County | |
Bay Area Urban Agriculture Advisor | Small Scale Food Production and Soil Quality/Resource Management | |
Diekmann, Lucy | Santa Clara County | |
Urban Agriculture/Food Systems Advisor, Santa Clara & San Mateo Counties | ||
Gazula, Aparna | Santa Clara County | |
Small Farm Advisor | Vegetable Production, Nutrient Management, Small Farms | |
Lloyd, Margaret | Capitol Corridor MCP Cooperative Extension | |
Small Farms Advisor | Organic | |
Lobo, Ramiro | San Diego County | |
Small Farms & Agricultural Economics Advisor | Farm management, marketing, agricultural economics, agricultural tourism, small farms, new/specialty crops | |
Surls, Rachel | Los Angeles County | |
Sustainable Food Systems Advisor | urban agriculture, urban gardening, food systems | |
Van Soelen Kim, Julia | Marin County | |
North Bay Food Systems Advisor | ||
Wilen, Cheryl | Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Statewide Program | |
Area Integrated Pest Management Advisor - Emeritus | Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for ornamental plant production and maintenance including nurseries, greenhouses, field production, floriculture, turf and landscape, pesticide reduction and alternatives. Research specialty in weed management, snails & slugs. | |
CE Specialist | ||
Busch, Roselle | Veterinary Medicine Extension | |
Assistant Specialist in CE (Sheep & Goat Herd Health & Production) | ||
Pires, Alda | Population Health & Reproduction | |
Assistant Specialist in Cooperative Extension | Urban Agriculture and Food Safety | |
Sowerwine, Jennifer | Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM) | |
Associate Specialist | Metropolitan Agriculture, Sustainable Food Systems, Agroecology and Food Sovereignty. | |
Other ANR | ||
Feenstra, Gail | Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Program (SAREP) | |
Director, SAREP; Academic Coordinator, Food & Society | Sustainable agriculture, local and regional food systems, regional marketing, farmers markets, farm to school programs, nutrition, food system assessments/ indicators, food security, program evaluation | |
Membership Totals | ||
Number of Members | 13 | |
ANR Members | 13 | |
Non-ANR | 0 | |
Info Only | 0 |