Welcome to the 37th annual California Small Farm Conference, a week-long event featuring over 40 online workshops as well as a dozen in-person gatherings around the state. Whether you’re a beginning farmer or a seasoned grower, a local food advocate or a farmers market manager, you’ll find something here for you. This year’s theme, "Rooted in Place", honors the vital relationship between farmers, communities and the land they steward.
Check out the schedule below for event times and locations. Click "Reserve Tickets" to register. Admission is on a sliding-scale, to ensure everyone can attend. Please select the amount you’re comfortable paying. Enjoy the conference!
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With massive changes to US immigration and enforcement policy now underway, California's farm and farmworker community faces new challenges. From ICE raids to the whiplash of executive orders, in this workshop we'll provide an update on where the issue stands today and what you need to know in order to protect yourself or your community, be they employees, neighbors, friends, or colleagues. Learn from experts about how to be an effective ally in the face of uncertainty and mounting threats to the hard-working people who form the backbone of our food and agricultural system.
Tuesday February 25, 2025 9:45am - 11:00am PST
Online
With the incoming administration, America is bracing for substantial changes, including to our food and agricultural systems. Join us for this forum with policy experts at both a state and national level as we explore what these changes will mean for California's small-scale farmers, immigration and the farmworker community, conservation programs and climate initiatives, and investments in local food programs.