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California agritourism can learn from small farms in Puerto Rico

April 16th, 2025
By Kristen Farrar
Agritourism plays in important role in diversifying income and developing new markets for products. Statewide agritourism coordinator, Rachael Callahan, weighs in on the potential for agritourism to serve as a safety net, supporting the resiliency of California agriculture after disaster.
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Ngodoo Atume with farmer
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Statewide team to assist small farms with SGMA

April 2nd, 2025
By Ngodoo Atume, Kristen Farrar
California relies on groundwater - water stored in underground aquifers and pumped through wells - for up to 41% of water supply in normal years and up to 60% during times of drought. In 2014, the California legislature signed into law the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) with the primary goal…
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Building a Farm Trail Project 2013 - 2015

The Project: This project, funded by the CDFA Specialty Crop Block Grant Program and coordinated by the UC Small Farm Program, brought together three agritourism associations to learn from each other and to work with three marketing, tourism and economic development experts to create or strengthen F...
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New: Small Farm Handbook

A brand-new, revised edition of the Small Farm Handbook is now available from the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources. The 2011 edition is a collection of expertise from 31 University of California authors, including farm advisors and specialists.
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Chinese Long Beans

Small Farm Prepared by: Richard H. Molinar, UC Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor, Fresno County Michael Yang, UC Agricultural Assistant, Fresno County Karen M. Klonsky, UC Cooperative Extension Specialist, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Davis Richard L.
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Monocotyledons - grasses, sedges, etc.

Lemongrass - (Cymbopogan citratus): probably originated in either Malaysia or India. It is a perennial grass propagated entirely vegetatively from stems as seed is seldom produced.
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Publications about Cooperatives

Most of the cooperative-related publications listed below are from the University of California, some of which were funded by the Rural Cooperatives Center, and its predecessor, the Center for Cooperatives.
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