June 2002
Artisan cheese, conservation workshops among special events funded by SAREP, IPM
An artisan cheese production workshop will be coordinated by Glenn County farm advisor Barbara Reed.
The UC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SAREP) and UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Project cooperated to fund workshops, field days, seminars and other events addressing integrated pest management in agricultural or urban settings. In addition, SAREP is funding nine programs in the community development/community food systems area, and seven grants related to sustainable crop and livestock systems. Some of the areas to be covered include solar power for water distribution in rangelands, school gardens and farm-to-school salad bars, soil fertility management for organic crop production, artisan cheese production, vineyards in hardwood rangeland watersheds, and creating local food systems to link educators with farmers.
"We're hoping to be able to help farmers and consumers throughout the state in their efforts to adopt more sustainable practices by funding these workshops," said David Chaney, SAREP education coordinator.
"These grant funds provide a unique opportunity for those working toward more sustainable pest management systems to get together and share information," said Jim Lyons, interim IPM director.
Grant recipients and funded events are grouped in three general areas:
Integrated Pest Management (funded through UC IPM)
"Sonoma County IPM Field Day"-- Nick Frey, Sonoma County Grape Growers Association, $1,500. (707) 206-0603, frey@scgga.org
"Landscape IPM for School IPM Coordinators, Maintenance Directors, and Groundskeepers: A Series of Four Workshops"-- Stacy Carlsen, Marin County Dept. of Agriculture, $6,000. (415) 499-6700,marin.dept.ag@co.marin.ca.us
"Outreach and Education to Hmong Farmers in the North Valley"-- Sor Lo, Butte County Hmong Cultural Center, $1,500. (530) 879-3563, econolo@aol.com
"How To Be Weed Free"-- Linda Desai, Placer Nature Center, $1,500.
(530) 878-6053
lindad@pltpnc.org
"Building for Balance"-- Maclay Burt, Association of Natural Bio-control Producers, $1,500. (714) 544-8295, execdir@anbp.org
"AAIE Educational Events"-- Jill Klein, Association of Applied Insect Ecologists, $3,000. (707) 265-9349, jillklein@sbcglobal.net
Sustainable Crop and Livestock Systems (funding through UC SAREP)
"Sustainable Dairy Panel Series"-- Sarah Potenza, Ecological Farming Association, $1,300. (831) 763-2111, info@eco-farm.org
"Conservation Tillage 2002 Workshops"-- Jeff Mitchell, UC Davis Vegetable Crops, Kearney Ag Center, $2,000. (559) 646-6565, mitchell@uckac.edu [Fund source: Western Region SARE Professional Development Program.]
"Vineyards in Hardwood Rangeland Watersheds"-- Adina Merenlender, UC Hopland Research and Extension Center, $1,300. (707) 744-1270, adina@nature.berkeley.edu
"Cover Crops and Soils Educational Events" -- Kevin McEnnis, Community Alliance with Family Farmers, $1,300. (707) 579-3973, kmcennis@yahoo.com
"Solar Power for Improving Water Distribution and Rangeland Utilization"-- Morgan Doran, UC Cooperative Extension Solano County, $1,300. (707) 435-2459, mpdoran@ucdavis.edu
"Alternatives in Crop Management Tools & New Crop Opportunities for Small Farms"-- Aziz Baameur, UC Cooperative Extension Santa Clara County, $1,300. (408) 299-2635 x 1010, azbaameur@ucdavis.edu
"Soil Fertility Management for Organic Crop Production"-- Deborah Giraud, UC Cooperative Extension Humboldt County, $1,300. (707) 445-7351, ddgiraud@ucdavis.edu
Connections between Farmers, Consumers, And Communities in Sustainable Food and Agricultural Systems (funding through UC SAREP)
"The FARMS Leadership Program Field Days"-- Mary Kimball, FARMS Leadership Program, $1,300. (530) 795-1520,kimball@quicknet.com
"Artisan Cheese Production Workshop - A Look At Vertical Integration" -- Barbara Reed, UC Cooperative Extension Glenn County, $1,300. (530) 865-1107, bareed@ucdavis.edu
"Business Planning and Innovative Financing Strategies to Promote Intergenerational Farm Transitions (Ventura/Santa Barbara)"-- Steve Schwartz, California FarmLink, $1,300. (707) 829-1691,info@californiafarmlink.org
"Davis Farm to School Connection: Lessons Learned from 2000-2003"-- Lydia Delis-Schlosser, Farm to School Connection, $1,300. (530) 758-5200, shredmama@aol.com
"Agritourism and Nature Tourism Workshop"-- Holly George, UC Cooperative Extension Plumas-Sierra counties, $1,300. (530) 283-6270, hageorge@ucdavis.edu
"Effective Garden-based Nutrition Education" -- Gail Goodyear, UC Cooperative Extension Trinity-Shasta, $1,300. (530) 628-5495, gegoodyear@ucdavis.edu
"School Garden and Farm to School Symposium"-- Tina Poles, Sonoma County Farm Bureau, $1,300. (707) 874-1557 x 202, tina@oaec.org
"Creating a Vibrant Local Food System in Marin: Linking Educators with Farmers"-- Sandra Wallenstein, Marin Food Systems Project, $1,300. (415) 485-4908, eecofmarin@aol.com
"Grown in Marin Speaker Series"-- Ellen Rilla, UC Cooperative Extension Marin County, $1,300. (415) 499-4204, erilla@ucdavis.edu
For more information about a particular event call the telephone number or write to the email address listed above. To learn more about SAREP's educational grants program, contact David Chaney at (530) 754-8551, dechaney@ucdavis.edu. As event time and locations become available they will be posted on SAREP's online Calendar of Events at www.sarep.ucdavis.edu/cgi-bin/sarepcal.exe/list_events
Media Contacts:
Lyra Halprin, (530) 752-8664, lhalprin@ucdavis.edu
