Irrigation Management: Design, Maintenance and Efficiency Free Field Day and Workshop for Growers Thursday, April 23rd, 1 pm – 3 pm At Amega Farms: 635 Pratt Lane, Morgan Hill, CA 95037 This workshop will provide concepts, tools, and on-farm examples for optimizing irrigation efficiency in greenhouse and row crops. Aspects of design, installation, and management of […]
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Hummingbird Habitat Workshop
Hummingbird Habitat Workshop Wednesday April 22nd, 2014 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Ann Sobrato High School, Room B114 401 Burnett Ave, Morgan Hill, CA 95037 Join the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Sustainable Agriculture Education (SAGE), and Wildlife Habitat and Rehabilitation Center (WERC) for an educational workshop on habitat enhancement in the Coyote Valley! Key […]
2015 Central Coast Pepper Production Workshop
2015 Central Coast Pepper Production Workshop Wednesday, April 1, 2015 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 pm Gilroy Grange Hall (8191 Swanston Lane) Join University of California Cooperative Extension for a Workshop on Pepper Production. See flyer below for schedule and panelists. Share the flyer (PDF) with any interested producers. 3 Continuing education credits are […]
Urban-edge farms give new life to Santa Clara
From AgAlert, California Farm Bureau Federation November 26, 2014, by Bob Johnson Download PDF of the article here. In the shadow of Google and Apple, there may yet be room for a revival of agriculture in one part of Santa Clara County. A diverse coalition is involved in an effort to bring fruit and vegetable […]
Coyote Valley Family Harvest Feast
Discover Coyote Valley shared chile samples, farmer profiles, Coyote Valley crops and more at the Coyote Valley Family Harvest Feast On September 27, 2014, Discover Coyote Valley (DCV) was a partner as part of the Open Space Authority’s annual Coyote Valley Family Harvest Feast. The event took place on the Open Space Authority’s new Coyote […]
Coyote Valley Chile Peppers
Coyote Valley Chile Pepper Specialty Crop Trial Pepper Plots on Uesugi Farms Discover Coyote Valley has been working with UC Cooperative Extension in researching chile pepper cultivation in Coyote Valley. Over 70 varieties of chile peppers are grown in Santa Clara County. In 2013, Santa Clara County growers harvested two thousand acres of peppers. The […]
Learning about where your food comes from with International Culinary Center Students
Learning about where your food comes from with International Culinary Center Students In the late afternoon of August 19, 2014, the Discover Coyote Valley Initiative along with the University of California Cooperative Extension and Amega Farm Company trained culinary students of the International Culinary Center (ICC) of Campbell about local sourcing for food. Over 68 […]
A Day with the Santa Clara County Master Gardeners
Santa Clara County Master Gardeners Visit the Coyote Valley Specialty Pepper Plots and Monterey Mushrooms On August 19, 2014, the Discover Coyote Valley Initiative partnered with the U C Cooperative Extension and Amega Farm Company to host an informational seminar on “Learning how to Conduct a Research Experiment in Agriculture” for the Santa Clara County […]
Pepper Management Seminar and Chili Pepper Field Day
Join Discover Coyote Valley and University of California Cooperative Extension for a seminar and field day on chili peppers. Pepper Management Seminar and Chili Pepper Field Day Thursday, August 28 8:30 a.m. – 12 noon Coyote Valley: San Bruno & Hale Ave (follow signs to field location) Click here to register for this seminar […]
Ann Sobrato High School Future Farmers of America
On Wednesday, July 23, 2014, I had the opportunity to attend the Ann Sobrato High School Future Farmers of America (FFA) Show Day at the student club’s farm at 401 Burnett Avenue in Morgan Hill. With approximately 500 students in the local chapter, we watched 30 students with their animals practice for the big livestock […]
