Getting ready for tomorrow’s Imperial Valley Farm-to-school Conference by UC Farm Smart UCCE Imperial County

It’s a great day at Farm Smart! Day 1 of the Farm-to-School Conference is underway!

Got 1st day Imperial Valley Farm-to-school conference ✅. We got great presenters, participation, discussion and evaluation results. Thanks to Nick from Calif Food and Ag and Toni, Dane, Natalie from SD CHIP Thais from UCDavis joining us for the day and your inspirations!

2nd day ready to go #imperial #farm2school conference Ag tour

Thanks, Vanessa for covering our event. For more information about UC Farm Smart programs, please visit drec.ucanr.edu/Farm_Smart/

Teachers, principals, child nutritionists, and others were able to see firsthand what the UC Desert Research does and has to offer the students of the Imperial Valley at its first Farm to School conference last week. holtvilletribune.com/2022/06/23/far…

Best #team in Ag&Natural Resources ! Serving communities in the #CA low #desert region. UC Farm Smart

#FarmSmart is in full effect UC Desert Research! Stacey Amparano, program manager, is teaching kindergarteners about #corn.

Our @ucfarmsmart program @ucanrdrec is one of a kind! It’s a leader in the #ImperialValley community and beyond, teaching ag literacy to learners of all ages. Visit their website for more information: drec.ucanr.edu/Farm_Smart/ 🧵 (1/4)

Want to know more about research in #carrots? This virtual seminar will show some of the carrot #research conducted at the center and in County of Imperial by Ag&Natural Resources #researchers

We hosted academics from Lincoln Institute for Agri-Food Technology (LIAT). Researchers explained field projects including #cattle nutrition, #soil amendments and #CO2 sequestration in #crop production, and #irrigation, #N management in #vegetable production

“#FarmSmart is a reminder to kids that they come from a place that feeds most of the country throughout the year. It's something to be proud of,” said Stacey Amparano, UC Farm Smart Program Manager UC Desert Research. Read all about Farm Smart's impact here: bit.ly/3YLmoiR

#teachers got a full day of #ag experiences including harvesting #cabbage, learning about #organic production, walking through cooling facilities, and listening about #olive, #citrus, #forage, #cattle operations in Imperial. UC Farm Smart MengYu UC Calfresh Healthy Living NIFA

#teachers learned that #vegetables are produced by our local Imperial #growers with lesser #water than 10 years ago in wider beds with higher plant density UC Farm Smart MengYu NIFA UC Calfresh Healthy Living

During our #ag tour with #teachers, #growers addressed the need of more trained people in #STEM fields and #vocational areas that support high tech advances in #ag. UC Farm Smart MengYu NIFA UC Calfresh Healthy Living

A team lead by our Director, Jairo Diaz, found that #water and #nitrogen management can be improved in #onion production using #drip #irrigation Calif Food and Ag Ag&Natural Resources National Onion Assn. onions-usa.org/wp-content/upl…

UC Farm Smart #Free pop up #U-pick on March 18th. Everyone is welcome. Nuestro huerto de vegetales esta abierto al publico el Sabado 18 de Marzo City of El Centro City of Imperial County of Imperial UCCE Imperial County Imperial County 4-H Imperial Valley Vegetable Growers Association

Thank you to all the schools who brought their classes to explore Vegetable Adventures! Students and Staff from around the Imperial Valley were able to learn what plants need to grow. They discussed where our water comes from, different soil types, and where seeds come from!

Happy #volunteerappreciation Day! 🌟 For the past 22 years that #FarmSmart has been around, we have been able to create amazing programs because of our volunteers! To our past and present volunteers, thank you for all you do for our community!

Today is #GivingDay ! From noon to noon we are asking our #community to help us reach our goal of $1,000 to continue supporting programs, free community events, and #workforce development! Join us this Giving Day to help us serve generations to come! donate.ucanr.edu/?rec=Desert+RE…