Announcements November 2025

Upcoming Events & Opportunities

Please see below for links to lots of great events and opportunities in sustainable agriculture and food systems! 

Cal Poly
1. Good Things: A Conversation with Samin Nosrat, Cal Poly Arts: 11/9
2. CAFES Career Fair: 11/12
3. Cal Poly Pier Open House: 11/15
4. Cal Poly Study Abroad Info Sessions
     *Cal Poly in Taiwan/Japan: Culture & Sustainability (Summer) Info Sessions: 11/12, 12/2
     *Cal Poly in Panama: Sustainability and Built Environment (Spring) Info Sessions: 11/20, 12/2
     *Cal Poly in Costa Rica: Agriculture and Conservation (Summer) Info Session: 1/16  
5. Cal Poly Meats and Poly Provisions: open Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays
6. Cal Poly Creamery Cheese Boxes: order by 12/4
7. Cal Poly Made Chocolates, Jams and Sauces: order by 12/12

San Luis Obispo & Monterey Counties
8. The Garagiste Wine Festival, Paso Robles: 11/7-8
9. Sustainable Ag Expo, San Luis Obispo: 11/10-12
10. SLO-CAL Destination Summit: 11/13
11. Neighborhood Tree Planting, EcoSLO: 11/15 & 11/22
12. Lower SLO Creek Cleanup, The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo: 11/21
13. Nature Sunday: Light and Color in Nature, SLO Botanical Garden: 11/23
14. Community Olive Crush, Kiler Ridge Olive Farm, Paso Robles: 11/30, 12/21
15. Organic Grower Summit, Monterey: 12/3-4

California
16. CARCD Annual Conference, Sacramento: 11/18-20
17. CA State Beekeepers Association Annual Convention, Temecula: 11/18-20
18. Sustainable Agriculture Summit, Anaheim: 11/19-20
19. Small Farm Tech Expo at UC Merced: 12/2
20. EcoFarm Conference ‘Seeds of Strength’, Pacific Grove: early bird registration ends 12/5
21. Natural Foods Expo West, Anaheim: early bird registration ends 12/31 
22. Regenerative Tree Nut Field Day, Burroughs Family Farms, Snelling: 1/27-28  
23. Unified Wine and Grape Symposium, Sacramento: 1/27-29
24. Sustainable Foods Summit, San Francisco: 1/28-29

Virtual
25. People, Place and Policy: Community-Driven Solutions in Fairmead, SusCon: 11/11
26. UC Ag Experts Talk: Diagnostics for Disease: LAMP for Red Blotch Detection in Grapevines: 11/12  
27. LEED Green Associate Training: 11/15, 12/20 or On-Demand [Coupon code ‘green’]
28. Soil Health Sounds Great – But Is It Paying Yet? Field Advisor: 11/18
29. How Certified Compostable Products are Made, Biodegradable Products Institute: 11/19
30. Collecting GHG Emissions Data: Current Capabilities and Challenges, NASEM: 11/19
31. Understanding California’s New Legislation on Low-Impact Camping on Agricultural Land: 11/20
32. Effect of Mulching Systems on Organic Vegetable Yield and Pest Pressure, Rodale Institute: 12/3

Opportunities
33. Western SARE Grants: deadlines 11/10 & 11/20 
34. Communications Program Manager position, Berkeley Food Institute: apply by 11/14
35. Student Social Media Ambassador Program, Grades of Green & CalRecycle: apply by 11/16
36. UC Master Preservers of SLO Training Program: apply by 11/23
37. OFRF Farmer-led Trials Program: apply by 12/3
38. CCOF Grants for Organic Transition: apply by 12/10 
39. Sustainable Ag and Food Systems Competitive Small Grants Program, UC-SAREP: apply by 1/14

 

Please send questions, comments, and event announcements to:  cfs@calpoly.edu