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Specialty and Minor Crops Handbook - Second Edition

1998 $35 plus tax, shipping, and handling What are specialty or minor crops? How do you grow them? Where do you sell them? This convenient new bound version of the Specialty and Minor Crops Handbook answers these questions and more.
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Cottage Foods

On September 21, 2012, California joined 45 states with Cottage Food laws when Governor Brown signed the California Homemade Food Act (California AB 1616) into law.
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More options for farm stands

New regulations allow farmers to sell some processed products at their farm stands, in addition to fresh fruits, vegetables and eggs. Regulations that took effect Jan.
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California Small Farm Conference 2011

The 2011 California Small Farm Conference included the official debut of the new Small Farm Handbook, presentation of the Pedro Ilic Awards and an array of field courses and workshops. The conference included 25 workshops and five optional field courses.
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American Eggplant

Drip Irrigation Prepared by: Richard H. Molinar, UC Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor, Fresno County Michael Yang, UC Agricultural Assistant, Fresno County Karen M. Klonsky, UC Cooperative Extension Specialist, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Davis Richard L.
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Nutritional Information

The table below should be used as an approximate guide to the nutrient content of the vegetables. The values presented are averages of a number of different tests.
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Farm Management

Besides growing and selling products, there are many other important aspects to managing a farm business.
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2012 California Small Farm Conference

"Cultivating the next generation" was the theme for the 2012 conference, March 4 6 in Valencia. The conference included day-long field courses and 25 workshops. View the conference website for more information.
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