Events

2024-2025 Events

Full Belly Farm Visit

Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024

Small Farmer Clinic will take a field trip to Full Belly Farm in Capay Valley. Full Belly Farm is a 400-acre certified organic farm and is owned by local owners. The farm employs about 80 persons and produces an amazing diversity of vegetables, herbs, nuts, flows, and fruits. The Clinic will meet with Judith Redmond, the owner of the farm and get a tour of the grounds.

A woman wearing a hat and vest at Full Belly Farms.
Judith Redmond, from Fully Belly Farm, speaking with students.
Small chickens at Full Belly Farms.
Chickens at the Full Belly Farm.
Flowers growing in a field.
Beautiful flowers growing in the field at Fully Belly Farm.

Center for Land Based Learning (CLBL) Visit 

Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024

Students will take a field trip to the Center of Land Based Learning (CLBL) in Woodland.  CLBL is a nonprofit organization dedicated to reducing food insecurity by training farmers how to grow crops and making food available to low-income neighborhoods, senior centers, and rural communities. The Small Farmer Clinic will meet with representatives of the CLBL and get a tour of the grounds.

Small Farmer Clinic students at a farm visit.
Small Farmer Clinic students at the Center of Land Based Learning (CLBL) in Woodland, California.
Small Farmer Clinic students on a farm visit.
Small Farmer Clinic students on a tour at the CLBL.

Glide Ranch Visit/Home of CAFF

Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024

In September, the Small Farmer Clinic class will take a field trip to the historic Glide Ranch in Davis, California. The Glide family created a charitable trust for the ranch for the benefit of animal protection, including for rescue animals. The Small Farmer Clinic will meet representatives of the Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF). Created in 1978, CAFF is a nonprofit dedicated to promoting sustainable farming systems and advocating for small farmers and rural communities. 

A Small Farmer Clinic meeting at the Glide Family Ranch in Davis.
Small Farmer Clinic students meeting with representatives of CAFF.
A white house on the Glide Family Ranch in Davis, California.
Glide Family Ranch in Davis, California