The Small Farm Program office is moving to a new location on the UC Davis Campus. Beginning May 5, 2010, we will be located on the third floor of the Social Sciences and Humanities Building. Staff Contact information: Shermain Hardesty, Director: (530) 752-0467, sfpdirector@ucdavis.
Information about various aspects of rural cooperatives, including economic issues, cooperative business principles, cooperative financing, cooperative management, leadership and governance of cooperatives can be found below.
The "Agritourism Intensive" classes, held in Plumas, Shasta and Stanislaus Counties, were three-session agritourism planning courses offered by UC Cooperative Extension, the UC Small Farm Program and local partners for farmers and ranchers starting or growing their agritourism or nature tourism ente...
Agritourism and Nature Tourism in California Small Farm Handbook California's New Green Revolution: Pioneers in Sustainable Agriculture Outlook for a Small Farm Meat Goat Industry for California Planning and Managing Agritourism and Nature Tourism Enterprises- A Handbook Outstanding in their Fields:...
Published February 1994 United States Department of Agriculture Cooperative State Research Service Office for Small-Scale Agriculture Easy to plant and care for, asparagus comes back every year(with minimal labor except for harvesting.
Revised July 1993 United States Department of Agriculture Cooperative State Research Service Office for Small-Scale Agriculture The relatively low investment and the natural, gradually increasing size of a flock may make sheep ideal for the beginning small and part-time farmer, according to Dr.
The publication "How to Establish and Operate a Roadside Stand" is currently under review for potential revisions after a change in California regulations related to farm stands. Once this article has been approved, it will again appear at this URL.
PDF Version Agricultural Policies and the Future of U.S. Family Farming Conference Tours Refresh Participants The Small Farm Revolution Season's Greetings California Farm Conference Draws High Attendance Director's Column.
The following article is adapted from a "work in progress" research report by Trevor Suslow, extension specialist in postharvest technology, Department of Vegetable Crops, UC Davis Farming practices that emphasize the use of raw animal manure, manure slurries or "teas," and animal manure-based compo...
