Calendar

* SAREP WEB CALENDAR

SAREP offers a sustainable agriculture calendar at: www.sarep.ucdavis.edu/ (click on “Course, Workshops, Events”). Please feel free to add sustainable agriculture events.

* NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL CALENDAR

The National Agricultural Library maintains a calendar as part of AgNIC at www.agnic.org It links to more than 1,200 major national and international agricultural conferences.

* MONTHLY MEETINGS

Lighthouse Farm Network The Community Alliance with Family Farmers Foundation sponsors informal monthly meetings for growers to discuss issues related to pesticide use reduction. Contact: Reggie Knox, CAFF, (831) 457-1007, reggie@cruzio.com.

APRIL

24 Alternatives for Vinerow Weed Management-Tailgate Meeting, Monterey County. Sponsors: Central Coast Vineyard team members, Calif. Dept. of Pesticide Management. Host growers demonstrate equipment, discuss management strategies, Positive Point System practices. Loma Vista Vineyards, 38405 Elm Avenue, Greenfield, site of farm advisor Larry Bettiga’s weed management demonstrations. 9:45 am-12:00 p.m. Hosts: Daryl Salm, Rich Smith, Valley Farm Management. Reservations: (805) 462-9431; info@vineyardteam.org

MAY

5-9 California Grazing Academy/Low-Stress Livestock Handling School, Davenport, Calif. Sponsor: UC Cooperative Extension, Placer /Nevada counties. Hands-on experience. Topics: controlled grazing, pasture & range ecology, range nutrition, supplementation, fencing design, grazing planning. Livestock handling features Bud Williams’ techniques: step-by-step training, flight/pressure zones, sorting, placing animals without fences; horses & dogs. Swanton Ranch, 125 Swanton Road, Davenport. $295 includes meals, lodging, course materials. Contact: Roger Ingram, (530) 889-7385, rsingram@ucdavis.edu.

23-24 Finding the Right Blend: Land Use Planning, Environmental Regulation & the Wine Industry, Villa Chanticleer, 1248 N. Fitch Mountain Road, Healdsburg. Both days 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Explores issues faced by California wine industry re: land use and environmental regulations. See: http://universityextension.ucdavis.edu/landuse/wineconf.html

JUNE

9-10 Mushrooms & Permaculture Seminar, Davis Bynum Winery, 8075 Westside Road, Healdsburg, CA 95446. Co-sponsor: Sonoma Permaculture. Cost: $275 for both days, Sat. only $175, Sun. only $125. How to integrate mushroom cultivation into permaculture gardens & land restoration projects. Features mushroom experts, permaculturists, cooks. Information: www.sonic.net/mycoperm

26 & 28 Conservation Tillage 2001: Equipment & Technology Demonstration Conferences, Five Points, CA & UC Davis, sponsored by UC Cooperative Extension. Tues., June 26 in Five Points or Thurs., June 28 in Davis; 9 a.m.-3 p.m. both sessions. Field demos of equipment for conservation tillage, recent research information, farmer/researcher panels, practical "how-to" information. 4 hours PCA, 4 hours CCA credit requested. $10 pre-registration due June 1; $15 day of event. Lunch/proceedings included. Contact: Jeff Mitchell, UC veg crops specialist, (559) 646-6565, Fax: (559) 646-6593; mitchell@uckac.edu

OCTOBER

2-3 Living on the Land: A Conference for Agricultural and Natural Resource Educators, Reno, Nevada. Aimed at ag & natural resource educators from extension, NRCS, resource conservation districts. Introduction to an educational resource package/curriculum aimed at helping small acreage landowners manage their land more sustainably. Contact Holly George, (530) 283-6262, hageorge@ucdavis.edu.