Announcements December 2025
Upcoming Events
Seasons Greetings! And Happy World Soil Day (Dec.5)
Please see below for links to Cal Poly Student-made Products for sale for the holidays, as well as upcoming events and opportunities in sustainable agriculture:
Cal Poly
1. Holiday Sale, Poly Plant Shop: 12/6
2. Cal Poly Made Chocolates, Jams and Sauces: order by 12/12
3. Wildlands Studies Information Sessions: 12/10, 1/7, 1/14
4. Sweet Springs Restoration Initiative volunteer plantings, Los Osos: 12/13 & 1/10
5. Regeneration Field Institute Ecuador Summer Program: early bird discount ends 12/18
6. Cal Poly in Costa Rica: Agriculture and Conservation (Summer) info session: 1/16
7. Cal Poly Wines and Gift Packs
8. Cal Poly Meats and Poly Provisions: open Thurs, Fridays, Saturdays (Prime Rib orders close 12/5)
San Luis Obispo
9. Holiday Succulent Wreaths, SLO Botanical Garden: 12/7
10. Milkweed Planting & Guided Mushroom Walk, Land Conservancy of SLO: 12/7 & 12/13
11. Green Scene 2025 & Johnson Ranch Tree Planting, ECO-SLO: 12/10 & 12/13
12. Community Olive Crush, Kiler Ridge Olive Farm, Paso Robles: 12/21
13. January Kickoff Party, SLO Climate Coalition: 1/14
14. Morro Bay Bird Festival: 1/15-19
California
15. Growing with Biochar – A Training Event for CA Agriculture, Sacramento State: 12/8
16. Cover Crop Showcase, San Lucas: 12/11
17. Natural Foods Expo West, Anaheim: early bird registration ends 12/31
18. EcoFarm Pre-Conference Events: 1/20-21
19. EcoFarm Conference ‘Seeds of Strength’, Pacific Grove: 1/21-24
20. Regenerative Tree Nut Field Day, Burroughs Family Farms, Snelling: 1/27-28
21. Unified Wine and Grape Symposium, Sacramento: 1/27-29
22. Sustainable Foods Summit, San Francisco: 1/28-29
23. Compost2026, Sacramento: 2/2-5
24. California Higher Education Basic Needs Alliance 2026 Summit, Sacramento: 2/10-11
Virtual & Hybrid
25. Harnessing Natural Enemies, Wild Farm Alliance: 12/9
26. Recordkeeping Strategies for Organic Farmers, OFRF: 12/10
27. Advancing Regional Organic Markets: A Farmer’s Toolkit, Rodale Institute: 12/15
28. Western Region CCA Free CEU Webinar: 12/16
29. CRA Virtual Lunch Series: A History of Native California, Chapter 1: 12/19
30. LEED Green Associate Training: 12/20 or On-Demand [Coupon code ‘green’]
31. Accelerating Climate Progress with AI: From Science to Action Workshop, NASEM: 1/13-14
32. Ag Order 4.0 Webinar, Vineyard Team: 1/14
33. Western SARE Graduate Student Grant Writing Webinar: 1/28
Opportunities
34. Summer 2026 Regenerative Farming Intern (unpaid), City Farm SLO
35. Groundwater Communications Contractor(s) job opening, CAFF
36. CCOF Grants for Organic Transition: apply by 12/10
37. OFRF Farmer-led Trials Program: apply by 12/14
38. Growing Urban Agriculture Microgrant Program: apply by 1/2
39. Farmlink FIELD Fellowship: application deadline 1/5
40. Sustainable Ag and Food Systems Competitive Small Grants Program, UC-SAREP: apply by 1/14
To submit your event or opportunity, please email cfs@calpoly.edu
