farmers workshops

- Rescheduled due to rain for Mon. 3/4 - On Monday, March 4th Yokayo Roots Farm in Ukiah will host the next workshop in the Farmer to Farmer Field Days series. Winter farming presents unique challenges – and opportunities – for local farmers. Opportunities include high market demand and low competition, meaning continued cash flow,...

MENDOCINO COUNTY HERB GUILD presents Health and Healing with Plants The “Herb Track” with the School of Adaptive Agriculture March 30th | 1pm – 4pm | School of Adaptive Agriculture | Cost: $30 | Instructor:  Anna Purna This workshop will cover the benefits of using herbal bitters for health and digestion. We will gather herbs...

Growing Medicinal Herbs:  From Seed to Harvest April through August 2019 Five full day sessions at Motherland Herb School This course is designed to introduce farmers and gardeners to the cultivation of herbs chosen for their growing sites.   We will cover propagation, planting, care and feeding, seed saving, harvesting, drying, and storing – all designed...

MENDOCINO COUNTY HERB GUILD presents Health and Healing with Plants. The “Herb Track” with the School of Adaptive Agriculture April 28th | 10am – 3pm | School of Adaptive Agriculture | Cost: $30 | Instructor: Ryan LaPorte Come explore the world of fungal medicines with this Mushroom medicine-making workshop.  Get hands on experience with tinctures,...

MENDOCINO COUNTY HERB GUILD presents Health and Healing with Plants, the “Herb Track” with the School of Adaptive Agriculture. Herb & Weed Walk on Ridgewood Ranch – Thursday, May 30th – 1 pm to 3:30 pm Discover the common and amazingly useful weeds, forbs, shrubs and trees on the ranch. We’ll meet and greet these...

Can you fill your belly with a truly satisfying meal from the plants growing in your garden? Or, from locally grown food?   This hands-on course focuses on growing five high caloric crops (potatoes, beans, corn, squash and quinoa).  Twelve bi-monthly sessions span the growing season and include both classroom and field work.  Some of the...

Agricultural and Horticultural Planning. Pollination mechanisms, isolation required, isolation strategies, timing, crop planning, plant families, nutritional needs.  All the nuts and bolts you need to know to produce usable seed. Classroom discussion and in-the-field training. Seed is a great crop for small and subsistence farmers. Even very small gardens can produce seed that is salable...

This course will take you from beginner basic skills to building an actual 10X12 storage shed. We will cover basic tools, how to hammer nails, safety, laying out a pier foundation, building a floor, framing and erecting walls, exterior paneling, and roof construction. Session 1:  June 29th,  8am to 5pm with hour lunch break Basics...

In The Field. In the field at Golden Rule Garden and other sites on the ranch. This would be a hands-on session covering decisions during the growing season and in the field. Culling, roguing, breeding, trueness-to-type, selection criteria, adequate breeding populations, pest control, assessment, etc. Seed is a great crop for small and subsistence farmers....

Harvesting and Cleaning Seed. This would take place at the Seed Hub building at Golden Rule and in the gardens. It would be a primarily hands-on session. Seed is a great crop for small and subsistence farmers. Even very small gardens can produce seed that is salable to seed companies, if it is the right...