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Central Sierra: Beginning Farming Academy

hands picking red cherry tomatoes from a vine
  • DATE

    October 30, 2026
  • Time

    09:00 AM – 04:30 PM PDT
  • Status

    In-Person
  • Location

    The Amador County GSA building
    Jackson, California
  • Organized By

    University of California Cooperative Extension

This academy is a one-day introduction to starting a small commercial farm or ranch. Paticipants will learn to assess their resources, research markets, analyze the potential economic viability of their operations and learn what makes foothill farming different. The class is taught by University of California farm advisors and with a panel of local farmers and ranchers and will include a farm visit to a successful local operation.