Announcements July 2026

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 - 

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Cal Poly
1. Cal Poly Grape Field Day: 7/22
2. Strawberry Center Field Day: 7/23
3. Grimm Family Center for Organic Production and Research Field Day: 7/23
4. Cal Poly Meats and Poly Provisions: open Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays
5. Cal Poly Creamery Ice Cream Drive-thru: Fridays
6. Cal Poly U-Pick and Farmstand

San Luis Obispo & Central Coast
7. SLO County Agricultural Resource Fair, Atascadero: 7/14
8. California Agritourism Summit, SLO County: early bird reg ends 7/14 7/23
9. Organic Produce Summit, Monterey: 7/14-16
10. California Mid-state Fair, Paso Robles: 7/15-26
11. Discover the Green Business Program, Eco-SLO, SLO Library: 7/16
12. 120th Anniversary of the Octagon Barn, Land Conservancy of SLO: 7/18
13. Current Pests and Common Gardening Mistakes, Master Gardeners SLO: 7/18
14. Home Freezing Basics Workshop, Master Preservers SLO: 7/25  
15. Distillery Trail Weekend, Paso Robles: 8/7-9
16. Five Cities Repair Café, Grover Beach: 8/8
17. Farm Games Hoedown, City Farm SLO: 8/15
18. Medicinal plants: How to grow, harvest and use them, Soloro, Creston: 8/16
19. Ruggedize: Engineered for Resilience, Reservoir Farms, Salinas: 8/26-27

California
20. Agave and Grape Field Day, Nice CA: 7/14
21. Free Organic Transition Workshops, Riverside: 7/15 & 8/10
22. Vineyard Field Day, Paicines Ranch: 7/23
23. Regenerative and Organic Ag Meeting (ROAM), OFAC, Tulare: 8/6
24. California Avocado Growers Seminar Series - GEM vs. Hass Avocados, Escondido: 8/18

Virtual
25. Fire Month Lecture Series, Central Coast State Parks Assoc: 7/8, 7/22, 7/29  
26. Sustainable Agronomy Conference: 7/8 – 7/29
27. Organic Research Updates Part 1: Pest & Nutrient Management, and Soil Organic Carbon: 7/14
28. Building a Biological Powerhouse in Your Soil webinar series, EcoFarm: 7/15
29. UC Ag Experts Talk: Advancing IPPM: Pollinators, Natural Enemies, Economic Value of Habitat: 7/22
30. WRCCA Desert Education Webinar – Free CEU webinar series: 7/22
31. Livestock 101: Organic Livestock Production: 7/27
32. Using AI in Organic Ag, Organic Agronomy Training Service (OATS): 8/4   
33. Building Soil Health and Nutrient Efficiency in Regenerative Organic Systems, Rodale Institute: 9/2

Opportunities
34. Gardens for Good Grant Program, Nature's Path Organic Foods: apply by 7/7
35. Leopold Conservation Award nominations due: 7/17
36. Conservation Partners Program, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation: apply by 7/22  
37. CUSP Drought Relief Funding Opportunity: apply by 7/31
38. The Resilerator 10-week farm business course, California FarmLink
39. Seeds for Bees Program application for free seeds open through 8/31
40. CDFA Dairy Plus Program: apply by 9/14
41. Request for Proposals: 2027 California Small Farm Conference: apply by 9/15
42. Career Opportunities at the American Farmland Trust

Resources
43. Regen Ag Planner, CSU Chico Center for Regenerative Ag and Resilient Systems

 

To contact us with additional announcements, please email cfs@calpoly.edu