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drc Events Week: California Small Farm Conference
It’s drc’s Events Week! We’re featuring fun & informative events coming up in early 2024.
California Small Farm Conference
This event, in its 36th year, includes online and off-line educational sessions aimed at farmers, new and experienced, as well as policy makers and advocates. Learn more here!
This is a week-long event running February 25th - March 1st is hosted by CAFF (Community Alliance with Family Farmers).
drc Events Week: OSU Oregon Small Farms Conference
It’s drc’s Events Week! We’re featuring fun & informative events coming up in early 2024.
OSU Oregon Small Farms Conference
February 17th, 2024
This event will take place at the LaSells Stewart Center on the OSU Campus in Corvallis, OR.
This conference, aimed at farmers, food policy advocates, and farmers market managers, will include multiple educational sessions. Learn more here!
drc Events Week: Oregon Wine Symposium
It’s drc’s Events Week! We’re featuring fun & informative events coming up in early 2024.
Oregon Wine Symposium
February 13th - February 14th 2024
This is a widely-attended educational event and trade show for producers, policy advisors, and industry professionals in wine. The trade show includes dozens of booths and the speakers include winemakers, wine consultants, vineyard managers, and more. Learn more here!
drc Events Week: Revino Town Hall
It’s drc’s Events Week! We’re featuring fun & informative events coming up in early 2024.
Learn more about Revino's new business launching soon to create a system for reusable glass wine bottles in Oregon (and further!). Sign up & learn more here!
Newberg Revino Town Hall
When: January 8th, 1-2pm
New Miniseries on Food & Farming Around America
Run out of things to binge on Netflix? Check out this look at America by tv, radio, and podcast host Capri Cafaro: America the Bountiful. The series is sponsored by American Farmland Trust and airs in 2024.
Scientific American Discusses How To Help Restore Depleted Groundwater
Depleted Groundwater Could Be Refilled by Borrowing a Trick from Solar Power by Erica Gies of Scientific American
Read this quick discussion on how slowing excess water can help refill underground aquifers, by taking inspiration from how solar power is added and stored in the grid.
NCAT's Podcast on Soil Health with Dr. Johannes Lehmann
Check out NCAT's podcast episode for "Voices from the Field." This episode, #326: Exploring Soil Organic Matter with Dr. Johannes Lehmann, looks at soil health, misconceptions, and ways to improve yours.
FarmPress Discusses the New USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
USDA adjusts Plant Hardiness Zone Map by Brent Murphree at Delta FarmPress
Murphree discusses how (in a rather tongue in cheek sort of way) the new USDA Plant Hardiness Zone map that was rolled out this year. The climate's a-warming! Check out the map here.
The word of the day is biochar!
What began as research into this soil additive in 2011 has exploded in popularity. ATTRA defines biochar as "biomass, such as forest waste or animal manure, in a low-oxygen environment [in] a process known as pyrolysis." It's used as a soil amendment to "improve moisture retention, nutrient availability, and aeration and create habitat for beneficial soil microbes." Learn more here!
