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Profitable Niche Farming: Specialty Crops
2009 workshops

Two Profitable Niche Farming workshops were held Dec. 15 and 16 in Eureka and Ukiah. These regional workshops focused on specialty crops and strategies that small-scale farmers could use to select new enterprises and increase their likelihood for success. View the agenda.

Presentations

Below are PDF copies of PowerPoint presentations from the workshops.

• Strategies for Season Extension (8.9 MB)
  Manuel Jimenez, farm advisor with UC Cooperative Extension Tulare County
• Orchard Management for Sustainability (2.2 MB)
  Deborah Giraud, farm advisor with UC Cooperative Extension Humboldt County
• Considerations for Choosing New Orchard Crops (5.4 MB)
  Rachel Elkins, farm advisor with UC Cooperative Extension Lake and Mendocino counties
• Cultivating Mushrooms on Small Family Farms (1.6 MB)
  Maria de la Fuente, farm advisor with UC Cooperative Extension San Benito and Santa Clara counties
• Blueberry Production Techniques (10 MB)
  Manuel Jimenez, farm advisor with UC Cooperative Extension Tulare County

If you are unable to view or download these documents, you may need Adobe Acrobat Reader (a free program). Printed copies are also available from the Small Farm Center at (530) 752-8136.