Resources

Resources Provided by Presenters at our UC 'Small-Scale Organic Agriculture' Workshop 12/15/2020

UC ANR Resources for Farmers (general)

UC ANR Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Program: https://sarep.ucdavis.edu/

Solution Center for Nutrient Management: https://ucanr.edu/sites/Nutrient_Management_Solutions/

Vegetable Research Information Center: https://vric.ucdavis.edu/

Market Animal Sale Options and Regulations: https://ucanr.edu/sites/ca4H/files/323804.pdf  

Tips on Irrigating Vegetables: http://sfp.ucdavis.edu/pubs/Family_Farm_Series/Veg/Irrigating/  

Cover Crop Directory: https://ucanr.edu/sites/asi/db/covercrops.cfm 

UC IPM Online Training For Pest Management Professionals and Pesticide Applicators: http://ipm.ucanr.edu/training/ 

Understanding Pesticide Labels for Making Proper Applications: http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PDF/TRAINING/Pesticide_labels_English.pdf  

List of Laboratories For Tissue/Soil/Water Analysis: https://ucanr.edu/sites/Small_Farms_and_Specialty_Crop/files/300627.pdf  

UC ANR publications: https://anrcatalog.ucanr.edu/ including the following free downloads:

• Water Quality Guidelines For Vegetables and Row Crops: https://anrcatalog.ucanr.edu/pdf/8558.pdf
• Crops For Vegetable Production: https://anrcatalog.ucanr.edu/pdf/8635.pdf
• Soil Fertility Management for Organic Crops: https://anrcatalog.ucanr.edu/pdf/7249.pdf
• Soil Management and Soil Quality for Organic Crops: https://anrcatalog.ucanr.edu/pdf/7248.pdf
• Plant Disease Management for Organic Crops: https://anrcatalog.ucanr.edu/Details.aspx?itemNo=7252
• Insect Management for Organic Crops: https://anrcatalog.ucanr.edu/Details.aspx?itemNo=7251
• Weed Management for Organic Crops: https://anrcatalog.ucanr.edu/pdf/7250.pdf
• Regulations for Selling Meat and Meat Products in CA: https://anrcatalog.ucanr.edu/pdf/8146.pdf
• Pires’ Small Farms and Urban Ag website https://ucanr.edu/sites/Small_Farms_/

In addition, the UC ANR Organic Vegetable Production Manual is available for a small fee:

https://anrcatalog.ucanr.edu/Details.aspx?itemNo=3509

Crop Rotation on Organic Farms (Free publication by USDASARE): https://www.sare.org/publications/crop-rotation-on-organic-farms/about-the-authors-2/

Find local help from UC ANR advisors and specialists: https://ucanr.edu/About/Locations/

Business Planning/Marketing

Organic Farming Research Foundation: https://ofrf.org/

Organic Agriculture online course link: https://ofrf.org/beginning-farmer-training-program/

California Farmlink: https://www.californiafarmlink.org/

Urban Farm Business Plan Worksheet: https://ucanr.edu/sites/UrbanAg/files/270717.pdf

How to Sell Produce Wholesale: https://sarep.ucdavis.edu/fs/supply/wholesale

Selling Directly to Consumers and Retailers: https://sarep.ucdavis.edu/fs/supply/direct-sale

California Agritourism:  https://ucanr.edu/sites/agritourism/

Riverside County SBDC (Small Business Development Center) Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties.  Contact Mike Daniel: Midaniel@Fullerton.edu

Legal Basics

California Urban Agriculture Food Safety Guide: https://ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/sites/ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/files/user/profile2/main/publications/California%20Urban%20Agriculture%20Food%20Safety%20Guide.pdf

Cottage Foods: https://ucanr.edu/sites/cottagefoods/

Find Licensed, Commercial Kitchens: https://www.thekitchendoor.com/

CA Small Farm Food Safety Guidelines: http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/i_&_c/pdfs/SFFSGbooklet-QuickPrintEnglish.pdf

Handwashing Poster: https://ucanr.edu/sites/UrbanAg/files/271470.pdf

California State Organic Program: https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/organicprogram/registration.html

How to Become an Organic Producer: https://ucanr.edu/sites/UrbanAg/files/267159.pdf

California Guide to Labor Laws for Small Farms: https://www.biodynamics.com/files/images/nabdap/CA_Guide.pdf

Soil Health Resources

Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) Organic Basics for Beginning Farmers (Free on-line learning) including comprehensive soil health course: https://ofrf.org/programs/education/

USDA-NRCS Soil Health: https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/soils/health/

Soil Health Institute:

• Measurements: https://soilhealthinstitute.org/north-american-project-to-evaluate-soil-health-measurements/

• Training: https://soilhealthinstitute.org/soil-health-training/

• Comprehensive Assessment of Soil Health, Cornell University: https://soilhealth.cals.cornell.edu/

External Organizations

Find your Local Resource Conservation District: https://www.conservation.ca.gov/dlrp/RCD/Pages/CaliforniaRCDs.aspx

National Resource Conservation Service Organic Farming in CA: https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/ca/newsroom/features/?cid=nrcseprd1318241

Find your Local County Farm Bureau: https://www.cfbf.com/county-farm-bureaus/

California Certified Organic Farmers: https://www.ccof.org/ccof

Organic Farmers Association: https://organicfarmersassociation.org/

GrowRiverside (includes San Bernardino County growers): http://growriv.com/