2025 California Small Farm Conference: Full Schedule

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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1:00pm PST

North Bay Regional Gathering

Thursday February 27, 2025 1:00pm - 7:00pm PST

Green Valley Farm + Mill

Join us at Green Valley Farm + Mill outside Sebastopol, CA for the North Bay gathering of the CA Small Farm Conference. This event, open to anyone working within the small farm community, will feature an afternoon of educational workshops, panels, farm tours and networking events followed by a happy hour social.

Workshop topics will include:
- Dry Farming Techniques
- Farm 2 School
- Value-added products
- Market channel options for farmers
- Selling to food hubs & food banks
- And more! Details and full schedule coming soon

Organizer

Evan Wiig

Communications Director, CAFF

Evan Wiig is the Director of Membership & Communications for Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF) and the founder of The Farmers Guild. A community organizer with a passion for regenerative agriculture, he's not only worked on farms and ranches across California, but previously... Read More →

Thursday February 27, 2025 1:00pm - 7:00pm PST
Green Valley Farm + Mill 13024 Green Valley Rd, Sebastopol, CA 95472

In Person Gathering

5:00pm PST

Sacramento/Yolo/Solano Gathering

Thursday February 27, 2025 5:00pm - 8:00pm PST

TBA

Farmers and local food advocates are invited to the Sac/Yolo/Solano gathering to mix, mingle, and enjoy food and drinks as a culminating event to this year's California Small Farm Conference. Field day and/or public viewings of select workshops may be added to the lineup. Stay tuned for more information.

Organizer

Elliott Ge

CAFF

Thursday February 27, 2025 5:00pm - 8:00pm PST
TBA

In Person Gathering

2025 California Small Farm Conference

From $20.00