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

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FOOD SYSTEMS EDUCATION

Farm-to-College activities

Upcoming Events

Aug 22: Farm & Garden Market Cart, 12 noon - 6 pm, corner of Bay & High Streets (and Friday, August 25)
Aug 23: Dining for Farmers Dinner Series: Ristorante Avanti
Aug 30: Dining for Farmers Dinner Series: Gabriella Cafe
Sep 30: Application Deadline for 2018 Apprenticeship for U.S. applicants (deadline for international applicants is August 30)

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Center News

August 17, 2017Dining for Farmers supports Farm & Garden's apprenticeship training programs
August 03, 2017UC Santa Cruz celebrates 50 years of organic farming
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 30, 2017: Deadline for applications to the 2018 Apprenticeshp in Ecological Horticulture (US citizens; the deadline for international applicants has passed). See details.

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