Agriculture

Free Webinar: Introducing the California Rancher Sustainability Assessment Thursday, February 29, 2024 from 6:00 - 7:00 PM The CRSA is a free online resource created by ranchers and UC Cooperative Extension collaborators.

Click here for the full agenda in PDF format.

Join us Saturday March 16,2024 to hear Tom Dinwoodie, Merced Master Gardener present a free community workshop on Container Vegetable Gardening.

Join the UC Master Food Preservers for a workshop, "Gifts from the Kitchen." Demonstrations and hands-on activities provided as well as recipes, handouts and gifts to take home.

Planning is essential for managing farm production, market, institutional, human, and financial risks.

You dont have to live in the South of France to enjoy Lavender. In our Mediterranean climate, Lavender is a beautiful and fairly drought tolerant and pest resistant garden plant, with a wide variety of specimens in many colors and sizes.

FNR 86 California Naturalist Certification, 1.5 units This class will be a residential course - held at Columbia College's High Sierra Institute on HWY 108 (near Kennedy Meadows / Columns of the Giants).

Now is a great time to plant a citrus bush or tree! Citrus trees are versatile additions to any home garden. They can be grown in a container or in the ground and a healthy citrus tree will provide years of abundant fruit.

No charge for entry - Light refreshments - will be provided 2.

You are invited to be an active part of the future of West Side REC and connect, learn about recent research, hear from UCANR leadership, voice concern and offer valuable inputs toward the future of a valuable asset to West Side Region of California agriculture.