Announcements April 2025
Happy Earth Month, everyone!
Carbon Farming Field Day at Cal Poly on May 1st
Land managers, RCD staff, technical service providers and partners interested in carbon farming and climate planning are invited to an in-person field training highlighting innovative on-the-ground projects, tools, and ongoing collaboration that support climate beneficial agriculture and land stewardship. For more information and to register, please CLICK HERE
Please send questions or inquiries to: cfs@calpoly.edu
See below for links to more upcoming events and opportunities in sustainable agriculture:
Upcoming Events
Cal Poly
1. Tomato Spectacular Sale, Poly Plant Shop: 4/5 & 4/12
2. Cal Poly Earth Month Calendar of Events
3. Cal Poly Alumni Green Community Sustainability Weekend: 4/25-26
San Luis Obispo & Central Coast
4. Everything Edible, Growing Grounds Downtown, San Luis Obispo: 4/1 – 4/30
5. Everything Edible, Growing Grounds Nursery, San Luis Obispo: 4/12
6. California Specialty Crops, Open Source Ag, San Miguel: 4/12
7. Beaver Festival 2025, San Luis Obispo: 4/12
8. Spring Field Day at Jalama Canyon Ranch, White Buffalo Land Trust, Lompoc: 4/12
9. Guardians of the Green and Seed Swap, SLO Botanical Garden: 4/13
10. Tomato Fandango, Tiber Canyon Ranch, San Luis Obispo: 4/26-27
11. Grow a Cut Flower Garden, UC Master Gardeners SLO: 4/26
12. SLO EarthFest, Meadow Park, San Luis Obispo: 4/26
13. Fruit Tree Spring Fertilizing, 2025 Permaculture Workshops, Our Global Family Farm SLO: 4/27
14. Greenspace Earth Day & Bee Butterfly Bat Faire, Cambria: 4/27 & 5/4
15. Biochar Field Day, Niner Wine Estates, Paso Robles: 5/9
California
16. Transhumance Festival, Petaluma: 4/12
17. Billion Blossoms Orange Blossom Festival, Redlands: 4/12
18. Central Coast Rangeland Coalition Spring Workshop, San Jose: 4/17
19. The Western Food Safety Conference, Hartnell College, Salinas: 5/7-8
20. California Agritourism Summit, San Diego County: 5/14-15
Virtual
21. Climate Resilience in Action- Healthier Forests, Safer Communities; Sustainable Conservation: 4/9
22. Organic Markets for Dairy Farmers Webinar Series, Rodale Institute: 4/9, 4/16, 4/23
23. LEED Green Associate Training: 4/12, 5/31 or On-Demand [Discount code ‘green’]
24. Ag Technology for Small and Mid-sized Farms, USDA Regional Food Business Center SW: 4/16
25. Indigenous Climate-Food-Health Nexus, Virginia Tech Center for Food Systems: 4/23
26. UC Ag Experts Talk: Integrated Soil Health Management: 4/30
27. Special Event: Co2mmon Ground + Kiss the Ground Global Watch Party: 4/22
Opportunities
28. Compost Research University Scholarships: apply by 4/14
29. Healthy Soils Incentive Grant, American Olive Oil Producers Association: due 4/28
30. Compost Connector Grant Program for farmers and ranchers, Zero Foodprint
31. Seeds for Bees Program application for free seeds now open: through 8/31
32. UC Agroecology Field Quarter Summer 2025
33. Summer 2025 Regenerative Farming Internship, City Farm SLO
34. Civic Spark Fellow applications open: through 6/2
35. 2026 EcoFarm Conference Content Proposals: due 6/15
To request to have your sustainable food and farming announcement included,
please send information and link to cfs@calpoly.edu
