Announcements September 2025
Upcoming Events
California Biodiversity Day 2025 is Sept 7th! The celebration takes place all week long throughout California. To get involved and find a citizen science event happening near you, please CLICK HERE
Stormwater Awareness Week is Sept 22nd-26th! Find workshops on a variety topics and register at: www.stormwaterawareness.org
Please see below for links to more upcoming events and opportunities
Cal Poly
1. Organic Apple U-Pick, Swanton Pacific Ranch, Davenport
2. CAFES Fall Preview for prospective students: 10/10
3. Cal Poly Meats and Poly Provisions: open Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays
4. Cal Poly Creamery Drive-thru: Fridays
San Luis Obispo & Santa Barbara Counties
5. Family Free Day: The Secret Life of Plants, SLO Botanical Garden: 9/14
6. Virtual Community Engagement Session for SLO County Desalination Project: 9/15
7. Farm Games Hoedown, City Farm SLO: 9/20
8. SLO County Creeks to Coast Cleanup, EcoSLO: 9/20
9. Successful Landscape and Fruit Trees, UC Master Gardeners, San Luis Obispo: 9/20
10. Arroyo Grande Valley Harvest Festival: 9/26-27
11. EV Expo at Madonna Inn, SLO Climate Coalition, San Luis Obispo: 9/27
12. Goleta Lemon Festival: 9/27-28
13. Permaculture Workshop: Fruit Tree Fall Fertilizing, Our Global Family Farm SLO: 9/28
14. Central Coast Bioneers, Octagon Barn, San Luis Obispo: 10/3-4
15. Fall Harvest Celebration, Soloro, Creston:10/5
16. Central Coast Sustainability Summit, UC Santa Barbara: 10/15
California
17. Organic Seed Alliance Field Day at College of the Redwoods Shively Farm, Scotia: 9/10
18. Regenerative Agriculture USA, Anaheim: 9/10-11
19. California Earthworkers Summit, Santa Cruz: 9/11-13
20. Request for Proposals: 2026 CA Small Farm Conference: due 9/15
21. Ventura County Agri-Tech Fair, Oxnard: 9/23
22. Slow Meat Pavilion at Terra Madre Americas, Roots of Change, Sacramento: 9/26
23. Hoes Down Harvest Festival, Full Belly Farm, Guinda: 10/4
24. Coalition of Food Safety and Sustainability Compost Field Day, Hollister: 10/15
25. Request for Proposals: Small Farm Tech Expo at UC Merced: due 10/19
26. FIRA USA 2025, Woodland: 10/21-23
27. Trellis Impact 25, San Jose: 10/28-30
28. OFAC Sustainable Pest Mngmt & Production Seminar, Salinas: 11/6 [Early bird ends 9/12]
29. Sustainable Agriculture Summit, Anaheim: 11/19-20
Virtual
30. California:The Biodiversity King- Discover the Incredible Life that Thrives Here: 9/10
31. Ticks on the Farm- Tips to Protect Yourself and Your Animals, Rodale Institute: 9/10
32. Farmer’s Legal Guide to Humane Handling Requirements, NCAT: 9/12
33. Biological Amendments, In-Furrow Fertility, Planting Best Practices, OATS: 9/16
34. Hot Topics in Pond Management: 9/18
35. Bird Safety on Farms webinar, Wild Farm Alliance: 9/22
36. UC Ag Experts Talk: Pest Management in Alfalfa, Small Grains, Garbanzo Beans: 9/24
37. Carrot Breeding for Organic Production Systems, eOrganic: 9/24
Opportunities
38. Restore Grants for farmers and ranchers: apply by 10/8
39. DPR Sustainable Pest Management Grant Program: due 10/14
40. CA Underserved and Small Producer Program (CUSP) Drought Relief Grant Program: apply by 10/15
41. Bee Grant applications due, Whole Foods Market Foundation: 10/31
42. Market Garden Manager job opening, Apricot Lane Farms
Resources
43. California Grown Agritourism NEW Website
44. Planning for Compost - People, Food and Land Foundation
45. Central Coast AgLink - Community Environmental Council of Santa Barbara
Please send announcements, questions and comments to cfs@calpoly.edu
