Announcements October 2025
Upcoming Events
Happy October! Act locally to support local agriculture by visiting a nearby apple U-pick or pumpkin patch. Here is a great guide from SLO-CAL: https://www.slocal.com/blog/post/best-fall-events-in-slo-cal/
World Food Day is October 16th! Think globally and learn more about this year's theme 'Hand in Hand for Better Foods and Better Futures' at: https://www.fao.org/world-food-day/en
Please see below for links to upcoming events and opportunities:
Cal Poly
1. Cal Poly in Taiwan/Japan: Culture & Sustainability (Summer) Info Sessions: 10/16, 10/28, 11/12, 12/2
2. Cal Poly in Costa Rica: Agriculture and Conservation (Summer) Info Sessions: 10/16, 11/3, 1/16
3. Repairing What's Broken: From Toxic E-Waste to Sustainable Futures: 10/23
4. CIE Elevator Pitch Competition: video applications due 10/24
5. Regeneration Field Institute Ecuador (Summer) Info Session at Cal Poly: 10/29
6. Cal Poly in Panama: Sustainability and Built Environment (Spring) Info Sessions: 10/30, 11/20, 12/2
7. Good Things: A Conversation with Samin Nosrat, Cal Poly Arts: 11/9
8. Cal Poly Meats and Poly Provisions: open Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays
San Luis Obispo & Santa Barbara & Monterey Counties
9. Fresh Faces and Full Glasses, SLO Climate Coalition: 10/17
10. Golden Oak Honey and Pumpkin Festival, Paso Robles: 10/18
11. Fire Prevention Strategies for Home Landscapes, UC Master Gardeners, San Luis Obispo: 10/18
12. State of the SLO Creek Watershed, Creek Lands Conservation, San Luis Obispo: 10/23
13. Growing and Preserving Apples Workshop, UC Master Preservers, San Luis Obispo: 10/25
14. SLO Creeks to Coast Cleanup Part 2, EcoSLO: 10/25
15. Mad Hatter Tea Party at Olea Farm, Templeton: 10/25
16. Nature Sunday: Skullduggery, SLO Botanical Garden: 10/26
17. Permaculture Workshop: Fruit Tree Fall Harvesting, Our Global Family Farm SLO: 10/26
18. Community Olive Crush, Kiler Ridge Olive Farm, Paso Robles: 10/26, 11/30, 12/21
19. Arbor Day 2025, City of SLO: 11/1
20. OFAC Sustainable Pest Management and Production Seminar, Salinas: 11/6
21. Sustainable Ag Expo, San Luis Obispo: 11/10-12
22. SLO-CAL Destination Summit: 11/13
23. Organic Grower Summit, Monterey: 12/3-4
California & the West
24. Reclaiming and Maintaining Grasslands, Central Coast Rangeland Coalition, Pescadero: 10/16
25. Request for Proposals: Small Farm Tech Expo at UC Merced: due 10/19
26. CAPCA Annual Conference and Agri-Expo North, Reno NV: 10/19-21
27. FIRA USA 2025, Woodland: 10/21-23
28. Trellis Impact 25, San Jose: 10/28-30
29. FREP/WPH Annual Nutrient Management Meeting, Fresno: 10/29-30
30. REGENERATE: Cultivating Adaptability, Santa Fe NM: 11/5-7
31. Ventura County Farm Day, SEEAG: 11/8
32. CARCD Annual Conference, Sacramento: 11/18-20
33. CA State Beekeepers Association Annual Convention, Temecula: 11/18-20
34. Sustainable Agriculture Summit, Anaheim: 11/19-20
Virtual
35. People’s Food Summit, Regeneration International: 10/16
36. Seed Cleaning Fundamentals: Techniques, Tools and Strategies, eOrganic: 11/4
37. Understanding NRCS Cost-Share Programs for Organic Grain Farmers, OATS: 11/11
38. UC Ag Experts Talk: Diagnostics for Disease: LAMP Red Blotch Detection in Grapevines: 11/12
39. LEED Green Associate Training: 11/15, 12/20 or On-Demand [Coupon code ‘green’]
40. Effect of Mulching Systems on Organic Vegetable Yield and Pest Pressure, Rodale Institute: 12/3
Opportunities
41. San Joaquin Valley Farm Advocate position, Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF)
42. Bee Grant applications due, Whole Foods Market Foundation: 10/31
43. Communications Program Manager position, Berkeley Food Institute: apply by 11/14
44. Western SARE producer-driven grants: deadline 11/20
45. OFRF Farmer-led Trials Program: apply by 12/3
46. Resource Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) Funding for Pollinator Habitat
Please send event and opportunity info, questions and comments to cfs@calpoly.edu
