Dear City Farmers and Urban Growers,
See City Farms Galore Newsletter with FREE Upcoming Webinars
(registration required), Events Plus Conference Recordings Below!!
Presenting our First Edition of the City Farms Galore Newsletter,
UCCE Urban Ag & Food Systems Program’s educational extension
and outreach publication with free workshops and news to grow by!
(See below.)
Please share widely with urban food growers, food systems-policy makers
and food & lands access and security stakeholders so we can grow together
in supporting healthy, vibrant, multicultural, affordable, and inclusive
food and farming systems and environments within our cities and regions.
Special Thanks to Julio Contreras for his heart and all in efforts
to get this newsletter info out to urban growers, open space
stewards, food systems and environmental stakeholders.
Sorry for any Email Repeats. Happy Fall Growing!
-The UCCE Urban Ag & Food Systems Program Team
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Urban Ag & Food Systems Program's
City Farms Galore Newsletter
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Seed Saving for Urban/Small Farms
Wednesday, October 27 , 5pm-6:30pm
Learn how to save seeds from plants you grow on your urban/small farm from Aaron Dinwoodie from Feral
Heart Farm who farms at the Sunol Ag Park. You will learn how to prepare your plants for seed collection and how to collect and prepare seeds for storage.
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Cover Cropping on Urban/Small Farms
Tuesday, November 2 , 5pm-6:30pm
This webinar will feature Billy Synk, Director of Pollination Programs for Project Apis m., and manager of Seeds
for Bees, who will help urban/small farmers get started in cover cropping for soil and pollinator benefits by providing free or subsidized seed mixes and technical support.
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Recent Events, Recording & Resources
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Cover Cropping Videos & Webinars Series
Check out our short video on cover cropping with Ray
Harts and two webinars on Urban Farms and Small & Urban Farms. Our Cover
Cropping Opportunities in Specialty Crops series combines experience from ag experts with opportunities for trying or improving cover crop use.
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The Agroecological City Conference
This dynamic AgroeEco
2021 Conference provided diverse workshops and inclusive participatory conversations about agroecology and environmental, food and racial justice. Participants included
urban ag farmers & educators, community leaders, academics, city planners, one mayor and two state assembly members and other stakeholders from all over California and around the world.
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Organic Certification & Cost Share For Urban/Small Farms
Recent Webinar: September 27th
Jessy Beckett, the Foundation Director for California Certified Organic Farmers,
informed urban/small farms how they can receive up to $500 in cost share when becoming organic certified.
Access Passcode: =e&1w=qB
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Urban Ag and Food In the 18th District
The California State Assembly District 18, that covers portions of Oakland, Alameda & San Leandro, position has been filled and the Food
In the 18th: A Candidate Forum provided great insight into needs and candidates future goals.
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For any questions please contact:
Julio Contreras, Community Education Specialist:
jco...@ucanr.edu
Rob Bennaton, Bay Area Urban Ag & Food Systems Advisor:
rben...@ucanr.edu
UCCE Urban Ag & Food Systems Program
Office Hours: Wednesdays 3pm-4pm
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UC ANR is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
UC ANR es un proveedor y empleador que ofrece oportunidad igual para todos.
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