GO ORGANIC! Join us to learn about certified organic agriculture

Jan 17, 2025

GO ORGANIC! Join us to learn about certified organic agriculture

Jan 17, 2025

Go Organic workshop flyer Jan 31 Final

Friday, January 31, 2025

9:30 am-12:00 pm

Lunch included

**RSVP to reserve your lunch**

Free Workshop

@ UCCE 4145 Branch Center Rd, Sacramento

 

Live interpretation

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Traducción al Español

 

Agenda

  • What is organic certification? 
  • What farm practices must change for vegetable and strawberry systems to become organic? 
  • Why go organic? A marketing perspective
  • How to become certified organic
  • Organic technical and financial resources
  • Perspectives from organic farmers

PRESENTERS

  • Ge Moua, Moua Farm, Owner
  • Margaret Lloyd, University of California Cooperative Extension, Organic Agriculture and Small Farms Advisor
  • Arabelle Schoenberg, Community Alliance for Family Farms North Bay Regional Lead, Farmer Services
  • Molly Nakahara, California Certified Organic Farmers Foundation, Education Manager
  • Katharina Ullmann, UC Organic Agriculture Institute, Training and Technical Assistance Coordinator

 

RSVP HERE or by contacting:

Margaret Lloyd

530-564-8642

mglloyd@ucanr.edu

 

Ge Moua Kuv hais lush hmoob

414-369-1932

 

Fam Fin Lee Iu Mienh

530-312-6043

 


By Margaret G Lloyd
Author - Small Farms Advisor