The University of California Small Farm Program
The University of California Small Farm Program focuses on the challenges and opportunities of Californias small-scale farm operators. They develop field and marketing research aimed at the needs of small- and moderate-scale farmers, and provide that information to farmers who are often not reached by traditional extension programs. Their clients include farmers of many different cultures who operate a wide variety of farming operations, often with limited resources. They are a statewide program, part of the University of California’s division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and were created in 1979 by
an act of the California legislature.
The Small Farm Center is located at UC Davis and acts as the administrative headquarters of the statewide Small Farm Program. Small Farm Center staff respond directly to the needs and requests of farmers, researchers, organizations, farm advisors,
and consumers by providing research results, publications, educational programs on topics related to small-scale farming.
UC Small Farm Program farm advisors serve small-scale farmers with rich and diverse programs that address the needs of their counties’ clientele.
For more information, please visit http://www.sfc.ucdavis.edu