Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems

CELEBRATING 50 YEARS

50 years ago, Alan Chadwick started a garden at UC Santa Cruz

EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION

Undergraduate opportunities with CASFS

MOTHERSHIP OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Mark Bittman of the New York Times visits the UCSC Farm & Garden

YOU CAN HELP

The roots of organic agriculture are right here. FIND OUT MORE

Organic Farming & Gardening

Annual 6-month Apprenticeship

COMMUNITY EVENTS

Join us at the Farm & Garden!

FOOD SYSTEMS EDUCATION

Farm-to-College activities

Upcoming Events

Sep 19: Farm & Garden Market Cart, 12 noon - 6 pm, corner of Bay & High Streets (and Friday, September 22)
Sep 20: Dining for Farmers Dinner Series: Ella's at the Airport
Sep 24: Queer Farmer Field Day, 11 am - 5 pm, UCSC Farm
Oct 1: Fall Harvest Festival, 11 am - 5 pm, UCSC Farm

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Center News

September 18, 2017CASFS Apprenticeship grad champions farmworker justice
August 28, 2017USDA awards $2.5 million grant to UC Santa Cruz to expand organic strawberry research
July 25, 2017Applications open for 2018 Apprenticeship, new scholarship support available

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Our 50th Anniversary

For 50 years the UCSC Farm and Garden and the Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems has been shaping the organic food movement through teaching, research and policy innovation.

It is time to celebrate all that we have accomplished over 5 decades and envision our next 50 years of working to develop a more sustainable, just food system. We hope you'll join us! Learn about special events and more taking place in 2017.

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Upcoming Deadlines

September 20, 2017: Deadline for campus and community groups to sign up for tabling space at the Fall Harvest Festival. See details.
September 28, 2017: Initial review for Senior Ag Tech position begins. See application details for job number 1707440 on the UCSC Jobs website.
September 30, 2017: Deadline for applications to the 2018 Apprenticeship in Ecological Horticulture for US citizens (the deadline for international applicants has passed). See details.
December 8, 2017: Deadline for UCSC undergraduates to apply for Measure 43 research and education grants. See details.
Sign up for 2017 Friends of the Farm & Garden workshops. Pre-registration information here.

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