It’s drc’s Events Week! We’re featuring fun & informative events coming up in early 2024.
California Small Farm Conference
This event, in its 36th year, includes online and off-line educational sessions aimed at farmers, new and experienced, as well as policy makers and advocates. Learn more here!
This is a week-long event running February 25th - March 1st is hosted by CAFF (Community Alliance with Family Farmers).
Start your Monday off with some fresh off the press news! Check out these recently published articles discussing the dry farming and climate-mitigation practices in California.
Mendocino Winegrowers Inc.: A dry farmer and a new executive director by Karen Rifkin of the Ukiah Daily Journal
Karen Rifkin talks with Lorenzo Pacini, third generation owner of the Pacini Vineyard and dry farmer in the Mendocino AVA of California.
California wants to store floodwaters underground. It's harder than it sounds by Nathan Rott & Claire Harbage of NPR
This report looks into efforts by California to restore underground aquifers using floodwaters and rain from winter storms.
Mangoes and agave in the Central Valley: California farmers try new crops to cope with climate change by Alastair Bland of CalMatters
Bland talks with farmers experimenting with different crops to find more sustainable and adaptive options for the changing climate in their regions. This includes discussion of obscure tropical fruits, pest mitigation in established orchards, and adapting plants for heat tolerance.
