UC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program

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Aparna Gazula

Small Farms Advisor, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and San Benito Counties Address: UC Cooperative Extension, Santa Clara County 1553 Berger Drive, Bldg. 1 San Jose, CA 95112 Phone: (408) 282-3127 Fax: (408) 298-5160 E-mail: agazula@ucdavis.
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Blueberry Day Video

This video highlights some of the work that the Small Farm Program does with blueberry research. The video was filmed in May 2008 to present to an audience of University academics who were unable to attend the 2008 Blueberry Field Day at Kearney Agricultural Center.
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Mushrooms: A Small-Scale Agriculture Alternative

Published September 1987 United States Department of Agriculture Cooperative State Research Service Office for Small-Scale Agriculture Shiitake (pronounced "shee-tah-kee" and spelled the same whether singular or plural) are said to be the favorite mushroom in Japan.
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Small Farm News, August-September 1997

Farm Loans for Small Farmers Financing Agruicultural Operations: The Loan Process in California Documents the Lender May Request Director's Message: Prospects for the Small Family Farm Resources of Interest to Small Farmers News Notes...
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Specialty Tomatoes

Paul Vossen is a Farm Advisor, Sonoma County Cooperative Extension Lycopersicon lycopersicum (esculentum) is a member of the nightshade family. The tomato plant is native to tropical America, but has been cultivated in Europe and the United States for more than 200 years.
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Mushrooms: A Fine Agricultural Crop

July/August 1993 by Mo-mei Chen, Visiting Professor, Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Berkeley During the last 30 years, mushroom production has increased 20-fold. According to Dr.
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Selling Directly to Local Schools

March/April 1996 by David Visher, Small Farm Center Have you ever thought about selling your produce directly to local schools? As with any other enterprise, you'll need to develop a business plan and a relationship with the schools. The total estimated volume of each item to be delivered.
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Buying Farm Equipment

by Jim Rumsey, lecturer, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, UC Davis To properly select farm equipment, you must predetermine a number of factors.
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