Announcements July 2025
Upcoming Events
We hope you are enjoying the fruits (and veggies) of summer! Please see below for links to upcoming events and opportunities in sustainable agriculture -
Cal Poly
1. Strawberry Field Day: 7/24
2. Grimm Family Center for Organic Production and Research Field Day: 7/24
3. Cal Poly Meats and Poly Provisions: open Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays
4. Creamery Drive-thru: Fridays
5. Cal Poly Farm Stand and Peach U-Pick: select Saturdays
San Luis Obispo & Central Coast
6. Selection and Care of Avocados and Growing Citrus in Pots, UC Master Gardeners, SLO: 7/19
7. Grant Writing Strategy and Writing Tips, Open Source Ag, San Miguel: 7/19
8. Nature Journaling, Nature Rhythms & Citizen Science, SLO Botanical Garden: 7/19, 7/26 & 7/27
9. Permaculture Workshop: Fruit Tree Summer Pruning, Our Global Family Farm SLO: 7/27
10. Produce Safety for Small-scale Farmers, City Farm SLO: 8/8
11. Paso Robles Distillery Trail Weekend: 8/8-10
12. Santa Barbara County Farm Day, SEEAG: 9/6
California
13. UCCE Grape IPM Summer Meeting, Stockton: 8/13
14. California Black Farmers Conference, Santa Cruz: 9/11-13
15. Request for Proposals: 2026 CA Small Farm Conference: due 9/15
16. Hoes Down Harvest Festival, Full Belly Farm, Guinda: 10/4
17. Trellis Impact 25, San Jose: 10/28-30
18. Sustainable Agriculture Summit, Anaheim: 11/19-20 [early bird ends 8/31]
Virtual
19. Sustainable Agronomy Conference: 7/9 – 7/30
20. Food Hubs: Increasing Market Opps for Food Producers, USDA Reg Food Business Center SW: 7/16
21. Sanidad Vegetal y Agua de Riego: Pregúntale al Asesor Serie de Seminarios en Línea: 7/16
22. Camera-Guidance, Weeding Robots and Drones- Tech in Organic Row Crops: 7/22
23. UC Ag Experts Talk: Field Crop Insect and Weed Management Updates: 8/6
Opportunities
24. Americorps VIP Program for recent graduates: due 7/15
25. CDFA Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program Concept Proposals: due 7/17
26. Leopold Conservation Award nominations due: 7/18
27. Apply for CDFA Fertilizer Inspection Board’s Technical Advisory Committee: deadline 7/31
28. Project Apis m. Seeds for Bees application for free seeds now open: through 8/31
29. Ag Electrification Program: qualifying farm equipment purchases end 9/30
30. Market Garden Manager job opening, Apricot Lane Farms
To contact us with additional announcements, please email cfs@calpoly.edu
