Marin County commercial growers have access to expert technical assistance from our Specialty Crops Advisor, Ellie Andrews. Contact Ellie at 707-565-5031 or via email at: eandrews@ucanr.edu and check out her page of resources for growers in Marin, Sonoma and Napa counties here.
Ellie provides support for commercial growers of vegetables, fruits, culinary herbs and cut flowers on topics that range from soil and plant health to pest management, climate adaptation and scale-appropriate equipment selection.
For help running, expanding, and improving your farm business, see our Farm Enterprise Management page
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Post-Harvest Handling & Food Safety
- Food Safety Standards Resource Page (UCCE Marin)
- UCANR Series on Post-harvest Technology:
- Post-Harvest Handling for Organic Crops (UCANR)
- UC Davis Pre- and Post-Harvest Food Safety Site
- Post-Harvest Chlorination Factsheet (UCANR)
- Post-Harvest Cold Storage Resource List (UC Wisconsin Extension)
- Commercial Storage of Fruits, Vegetables, and Florist & Nursery Stocks (USDA/ARS)
- Cold Storage Options for Small-Scale Diversified Farms in the Northeast
- Post-Harvest Handling Resource Page (Atina Diffley)
- Post-Harvest Cleaning & Drying Practices – Wholesale Success Manual
- Storage Conditions: Fruits & Vegetables (University of Maine Cooperative Extension)
- Quality Control of Specialty Crops (UC Small Farm Program)
Nutrient Management
- Building a Nitrogen Budget for Organic Crop Production (UCANR)
- Nitrogen Budget Worksheet for Organic Crop Production (UCANR)
- UC Solution Center for Nutrient Management
- Crop-specific Fertilization Guidelines (CDFA/UC Davis)
- Water, Root Media, and Nutrient Management for Greenhouse Crops (for purchase) (UCANR)
- Soil Fertility Management for Organic Crops (UCANR)
Soil Health
- Soil Management & Soil Quality for Organic Crops
- Curso asíncrono en línea: Los Fundamentos de la Salud del Suelo
- Cover Crops in Organic Systems (NCAT/ATTRA)
- Soil & Compost Resource Page (NCAT/ATTRA)
- The Biochar Blog (UCANR)
- UCANR Conservation Agriculture Systems Innovation – Video Library
- Minimum Tillage Vegetable Crop Production in California (UCANR)
Weed Management
- Alternative Weed Management (UCCE Marin)
- On-Farm Innovation (UCCE Marin)
- Mulches in California Vegetable Crop Production (UCANR)
- Soil Solarization – UC Vegetable Research & Information Center
- UC Weed Science Blog
- Flame Weeding for Vegetable Crops (NCAT/ATTRA)
- Sustainable Weed Management for Small & Medium-Scale Farms (NCAT/ATTRA)
- Conservation Tillage & Weed Management (UCANR)
- Weed Management for Organic Crops
- Sustainable Weed Management for Small & Medium-Scale Farms (NCAT/ATTRA)
Pest Management
- Options for Pesticide Use in Organic Systems (UCCE Marin)
- UC IPM – Integrated Pest Management Resource Page
- Gopher Control Factsheet
- Insect Pest Management for Organic Crops
- Plant Disease Management for Organic Crops
- Pocket Gopher Factsheet
- CalAg Permits – CA State Site for Reporting Annual Pesticide Use
- Efficacy of Microbial Biopesticides (Study)
- Natural Herbicides: Are They Effective? (UC Weed Science Blog)
- WSDA Organic Input Material List (2019)
- Soil-Borne Disease Management in Organic Strawberry Production (UCCE Marin)
Trees and Vines
- Grafting & Pruning Resource Page (UCCE Marin)
- Olive Production Resource Page (UCCE Marin)
- Wine Grape Resource Page (UCCE Marin)
- Fruit Tree Chilling Accumulation Models (UC Fruit & Nut Research & Information Center)
- Grow Organic Apples (Holistic Orchard Network)
- Mandarins & Other Citrus Resource Page (UCCE Foothill Farming)
- UC Fruit and Nut Research & Information Center
Value-Added Products
- Making and Selling Value-Added Products from What You Produce
- FACTSHEET: Small-Scale, On-Farm Food Processing in Marin
- Guide to Food Label Considerations, from Animal Welfare Approved
Miscellaneous
- Specialty Crops resource page (UCCE Sonoma County)
- Free downloadable publications (UC Santa Cruz CASFS Program)
- Horticultural Crops Resource Page (NCAT/ATTRA)
- Irrigation & Climate Resources (UCCE Sonoma County)
- UC Davis Cost Studies
- Organic Strawberry Production Methods (NCAT/ATTRA)
Sustainability
View our page on sustainable ag practices including getting certified Organic.
Grow Your Own
Avid gardener? Visit our page of resources for homsteaders and urban gardeners.