Two Profitable Niche Farming workshops were held Dec. 15 and 16 in Eureka and Ukiah. These regional workshops focused on specialty crops and strategies that small-scale farmers could use to select new enterprises and increase their likelihood for success. View the agenda.
Presentations
Below are PDF copies of PowerPoint presentations from the workshops.
- Strategies for Season Extension (8.9 MB)
Manuel Jimenez, farm advisor with UC Cooperative Extension Tulare County - Orchard Management for Sustainability (2.2 MB)
Deborah Giraud, farm advisor with UC Cooperative Extension Humboldt County - Considerations for Choosing New Orchard Crops (5.4 MB)
Rachel Elkins, farm advisor with UC Cooperative Extension Lake and Mendocino counties - Cultivating Mushrooms on Small Family Farms (1.6 MB)
Maria de la Fuente, farm advisor with UC Cooperative Extension San Benito and Santa Clara counties - Blueberry Production Techniques (10 MB)
Manuel Jimenez, farm advisor with UC Cooperative Extension Tulare County