2025 California Small Farm Conference

Name: North Valley Regional Gathering
Start: 2025-02-28T15:00:00-0800
End: 2025-02-28T18:00:00-0800

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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Friday February 28, 2025 3:00pm - 6:00pm PST

Chico State University Farm Pavilion - 311 Nicholas C Shouten Ln, Chico, CA 95928

Farmers and local food advocates are invited to the North Valley regional gathering to mix, mingle, and enjoy food together as a culminating event to this year's California Small Farm Conference, hosted in partnership with the North Valley Food Hub and the Center for Regenerative Agriculture and Resilient Systems (CRARS). Join us for a tour of CSU Chico’s Organic Dairy, connect with other farmers, and share your reflections on the conference.

If you are registered for the online California Small Farm Conference, please add this event to your schedule on Sched so we can account for the number of attendees. If you are not signed up for the online Small Farm Conference, please visit this link to save your spot for the North Valley Regional Gathering: https://forms.gle/S1V7sq4eNjtigQnD6

Co-hosted by CAFF, Center for Regenerative Agriculture and Resilient Systems, Chico State, and UC ANR.

Speakers

Heather Montgomery

Climate Smart Agriculture CES, UC ANR

Emily Ayala

Ecological Farming Program Specialist, CAFF

Emily supports the Climate Smart Farming Program and Ecological Pest Management Program to assist farmers and ranchers implement and sustain pragmatic agroecological practices. She has lived and worked in agriculture in the Central Valley, Bay Area, and Spain, and is committed to... Read More →

Benjamin Lewis

Implementation Specialist, North Valley Food Hub / Grower Outreach Coordinator, Center for Regenerative Agriculture and Resilient Systems

Benjamin worked on farms in Pennsylvania and Vermont and as a Soil Health intern at Rodale Institute while achieving his B.S. in Biology before moving to California to study Agricultural Ecology through a master’s program at U.C. Davis. After co-founding a small fruit and vegetable... Read More →

Lindsey Hethcote

Program Manager Conservation Planning and Education, Center for Regenerative Agriculture and Resilient Systems

Lindsey Hethcote, originally from St. Louis, Missouri, is currently the Conservation Project Coordinator for CRARS. After graduating from the University of Denver with a B.A. in Environmental Science, Lindsey spent time in the States and in Peru working in environmental education... Read More →

Joey Haney

North Valley Food Hub Market Manager, Center for Regenerative Agriculture and Resilient Systems

Joey Haney, North Valley Food Hub Market Manager, has worked in the regional food industry for over a decade. He is eager to build agricultural resiliency by forging new connections between farmers and buyers.

Friday February 28, 2025 3:00pm - 6:00pm PST
Chico State University Farm Pavilion - 311 Nicholas C Shouten Ln, Chico, CA 95928 311 Nicholas C Shouten Ln, Chico, CA 95928

In Person Gathering