Event Category: Ag Skills Classes

Tuesday, June 28, 4:00pm – 6:00pm with Dan Macon of University Of California Cooperation Extension Dan Macon is a partner in Flying Mule Sheep Company and has operated a commercial, range/pasture-based sheep business in Placer and Nevada Counties for 16 years. This course will provide an overview of mobile grazing systems and grazing management, with hands-on […]

Tuesday, July 5, 4:00pm – 6:00pm with Cameron Redford of Black Sierra Honey Co. Whether you host bees from a local apiary on your farm or decide to have your own hive, honey bees add ecosystem services and valuable products to a diversified farming system. Join Cameron Redford, owner of Black Sierra Honey Co. for an […]

Tuesday, July 12, 4:00pm – 6:00pm with Angie Tomey of Little Boy Flowers Learn all about cut flower production working backwards from sales outlets, to floral recipes, to crop planning for flowers all summer long. Learn how to achieve a long vase life, choice flower varieties, how to gain efficiency and speed with harvest and arranging, […]

Tuesday, July 19, 4:00pm – 6:00pm with Antonio Garza of Feeding Crane Farm. Cucurbits (cucumbers, melons, summer squash, winter squash) and Solanums (tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, and potatoes) are summer staples on almost every table. In this class Antonio will show you the ways they have found to create beautiful and bountiful crops from these plants on […]

Tuesday, July 26, 4:00pm – 6:00pm with Marney Blair and Lisa Bjorn of Fulcrum Farm at Soil Sisters Farm Learn from the best compost makers in the land!  Marney and Lisa will share the basics of Biodynamics and explain the secrets of creating high quality compost on a large scale.  Click here to learn more and register […]

Tuesday, August 2, 4:00pm – 6:00pm with Grace Debbeler of Mountain Bounty Farm Learn great post-harvest handling of vegetable crops to improve the quality and safety of farm produce. Learn what farmers can do to maximize the quality, freshness, and shelf life of farm harvests including harvest tips, packing shed design, cold storage, and packaging. Click […]

Tuesday, August 9, 4:00pm – 6:00pm Learn care of fruit trees, choosing type for this area, pruning, irrigation, picking and storage of the fruit. Click here to learn more and register today!

Tuesday, August 16, 4:00pm – 6:00pm More details coming soon! Click here to learn more and register today!

Tuesday, August 23, 4:00pm – 6:00pm with Dylan Lynch of MushBarn Come learn the myco-remediation potential of oyster mushrooms with MushBarn! Get to know oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus spp.) and understand how to inoculate on a variety of substrates while bringing homegrown mushrooms into your kitchen. Together we will explore substrate selection, inoculation methods, and fruiting for […]