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Regenerative Farm-to-School Field Day: Farro, Nude Oats, Teff, Oh My!
February 27, 2020 @ 10:00 am - 2:30 pm
Noon – 1:00pm    Laguna Middle School for farm-to-school lunch. Tour of the garden and central kitchen: 11050 Los Osos Valley Rd, San Luis Obispo, CA
1:20 – 2:30 pm    Tour at Kandarian Organic Farms: 1288 2nd St., Baywood, Los Osos, CA
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City Farm San Luis Obispo is a 17-acre property surrounded by urban development, owned by the City, and managed by a non-profit under the terms of a twenty-year lease, now in its sixth year. Tour includes visits to four subtenant parcels, leased by independent organic farmers who sell to local restaurants, markets and the school district, irrigation installation half-powered by solar array, educational gardens and field kitchen which are the site of academic credit class for Continuation High School students, program for developmentally disabled young adults, regular elementary school field trips, workdays and seasonal festivals catering to the general public, and experiments with permaculture, no-till husbandry, and carbon farming.
Kandarian Farms connects people to the land through real food produced on a small, but mighty farm on the Central Coast of California. At Kandarian, they select crops for their benefit to the earth and for their nutritional, cultural and culinary value to humans. They grow plants, herbs and grains that tell rich stories. Larry Kandarian has been farming for over 25 years. From mechanical engineering to the flower seed business to sustainable, organic, Earth-friendly farming, he has an astonishing wealth of knowledge and is a passionate steward of the land.
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This training is a pre-conference special event leading up to the 32nd annual California Small Farm Conference. To learn more about the full conference, taking place the following days, Feb 28 and 29, please visit www.casmallfarmconference.com
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