Name: California Agriculture & A New White House
Start: 2025-02-25T15:00:00-0800
End: 2025-02-25T16:15:00-0800

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!

The majority of our conference workshops are recorded for later viewing at any time on CAFF’s YouTube channel, with the exception of certain small group and facilitated sessions for privacy reasons.
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Tuesday February 25, 2025 3:00pm - 4:15pm PST

Online

Open Zoom

Special note: this workshop will NOT be recorded and nor will the chat or Q&A be saved.

With the new administration, America is reeling from substantial changes and bracing for more to come, 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 mean for California's small-scale farmers, immigration and the farmworker community, conservation programs and climate initiatives, and investments in local food programs.

Speakers

Keely Cervantes

Policy & Organizing Manager, CAFF

Keely advocates for agriculture policies that contribute to stronger regional urban grower networks and food systems, managing several statewide multi-year programs that support urban ag. Working with partner organizations, farmers, and government representatives, she works to advance... Read More →