• Keynote Speaker Jennifer Lester Moffitt

    Boyd Hall 800 South College Drive, Santa Maria, CA, United States

    KEYNOTE TOPICS WILL INCLUDE Importance of regional food systems Role of usda in supporting regional food systems Critical role of small scale producers in regional supply chains BIO Jennifer Lester…

  • So you’ve been farming for a while?

    Classroom #F225 800 South College Drive, Santa Maria, CA, United States

    USDA Farm Loan Overview and resources you can access The workshop will include access to agency resources and information to continue being profitable, including what renting farmers may need to…

  • So you’re thinking of becoming a farmer?

    Classroom #F250 800 South College Drive, Santa Maria, CA, United States

    How we can help: USDA FSA Overview Presentation and How to get started with FSA What is involved in starting your own production business? How can you evaluate your options…

  • OFF-SITE: Career Technical Education Program Tour

    Pioneer Valley High School, Career Technical Education Building 675 Panther Dr, Santa Maria, CA, United States

    Career Technical Education Program Tour at Mark Richardson Career Technical Education Center

  • LUNCH

    Building F Courtyard 800 South College Drive, Santa Maria, CA, United States

    Lunch will be available for purchase from Food Trucks on site.

  • Crop Insurance 101

    Classroom #F210 800 South College Drive, Santa Maria, CA, United States

    Providing producers with information on crop loss insurance that is due to flooding and drought. This will also include information on all natural disaster insurance. The presentation will include opportunities…

  • Regenerating California: Wrap-around Support Services for All Food Growers

    Classroom #F231 800 South College Drive, Santa Maria, CA, United States

    Despite a wealth of government, nonprofit, and private programs and investment, CA family farms continue to disappear, replaced by larger and less accessible corporate investors. The solution has always been…

  • Boosting Bees & Recruiting Dung Recyclers

    Classroom #F250 800 South College Drive, Santa Maria, CA, United States

    From boosting bees to recruiting dung recyclers; exploring the ways sustainable pest management practices improve beneficial insect communities In his career as an entomologist Jacob has worked with a diversity…

  • Farms Together

    Classroom #F217 800 South College Drive, Santa Maria, CA, United States

    In this workshop we will discuss regional small scale institutional supply chain and the role of policy advocacy in its enhancement and preservation. How will these things affect you and…

  • ON-SITE DEMONSTRATION: Tric Robotics

    Allan Hancock Boyd Concert Hall Fine Arts Complex (bldg. F) 800 South College Drive, Santa Maria, United States +1 more

    Learn more about this cost-saving, business-expanding technology in our demo, or at our website, www.tricrobotics.com.

  • OFF SITE: Self Guided Family Tour at The PATCH Pumpkin Patch

    The PATCH Santa Maria Pumpkin Patch 6245 Dominion Rd, Santa Maria, CA, United States

    We encourage you to finish the day by meeting up with your family at The Patch for a self guided tour and to get a pumpkin of course!

  • California Bountiful TV

    California Bountiful TV, the California Farm Bureau’s weekly program that connects people with the food they eat and the farmers and ranchers who grow and raise it, will debut its…

    Free
  • Route One Farmers Market

    Route One Farmers Market
    Route One Farmers Market 3745 Constellation Road, Vandenberg Village, CA, United States

    Route One Farmers Market is now offering CalFresh EBT Market Match! In partnership with the Ecology Center, Route One Farmers Market is excited to support our community by providing a…

  • Goleta Farmers Market

    Goleta Farmers Market
    Camino Real Marketplace 7004 Marketplace Dr, Goleta, CA, United States

    Surrounded by a thriving agricultural sector, this market hosts approximately 45 certified agricultural producers, with over a dozen traveling less than 10 miles to get to market. There are several…

  • Goleta Farmers Market

    Camino Real Marketplace 7004 Marketplace Dr, Goleta, CA, United States

    Rodeado de un próspero sector agrícola, este mercado acoge a unos 45 productores agrícolas certificados, de los cuales más de una docena recorren menos de 16 kilómetros para llegar al…

  • Orcutt Farmers Market

    Orcutt Farmers Market
    Orcutt Farmers Market 4852 S Bradley Rd, Santa Maria, CA, United States

    Open Tuesday's 10am-1pm, offering produce, vegetables, citrus, strawberries, local honey, fresh eggs, baked goods, jams & jellies.