Small Farm Program Directory


The Small Farm Center closed its doors in early 2010, but the Small Farm Program continues to function. Program staff now work from offices within the Agricultural and Resource Economics Department (ARE), located within the Social Sciences and Humanities Building (SS&H) on the UC Davis campus, and the Small Farm Advisors continue to work from their county-based UC Cooperative Extension offices located in: Santa Clara, Fresno, Tulare, Santa Barbara, and San Diego counties.

Mailing address: Small Farm Program / One Shields Ave. / Davis, CA 95616-8699

Physical/Delivery address: Small Farm Program / Agriculture and Resource Economics / 2116 Social Science & Humanities / University of California, Davis / Davis, CA 95616; Delivery Tel: (ARE main office): (530) 752-1515

Small Farm Program Staff (Davis, CA)

Name Position Phone Email Office
Shermain Hardesty Director (530) 752-0467 sfpdirector@ucdavis.edu Rm 3110 - SS&H
Penny Leff Agritourism Coordinator (530) 752-7779 paleff@ucdavis.edu Rm 3117 - SS&H
Brenda Dawson Communications (530) 752-7779 bldawson@ucdavis.edu Rm 3117 - SS&H

Small Farm Advisors

Name County Phone E-mail
Aziz Baameur San Benito, Santa Clara & Santa Cruz (408) 282-3127 azbaameur@ucdavis.edu
Mark Gaskell Santa Barbara & San Luis Obispo (805) 788-2374 mlgaskell@ucdavis.edu
Manuel Jimenez Tulare (559) 684-3316 mjjimenez@ucdavis.edu
Ramiro Lobo San Diego (760) 752-4716 relobo@ucdavis.edu
Richard Molinar Fresno (559) 600-7203 rhmolinar@ucdavis.edu