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Summary

The Mariposa Agri-Nature Association held a series of three workshops in April and May of 2018. Originally the first workshop was scheduled for March 22, the day of the big flash floods in Mariposa County. So Workshop I and II were combined and hel on April 12th. Then Workshops were held on May 10th and 17th. Below are the outlines of what was covered. Click through to the page for details, including links to the talks as well as links to the organizations the speakers represented.

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Workshop #1 - April 12th, 2018 (combined the original #1 and #2)

• Introduction to workshop series (Kris Casto)
• What is entrepreneurship? (Kris Casto)
• History of the Farm and Ranch Tour (JJ Gillispie)
• Success story #1: Costa Livos Olive Oil (Kim Costa)
• Success story #2: Sierra Cider (Beth Lancaster)
• Reasons to collaborate (Susan Labozetta)
• Zoning and Land Use (Sarah Williams)
• Health Department Regulations (Kerri Gibbons)
• Cottage laws (JJ Gillispie)
• California State regulation example: Egg production (Susan Labozetta)

Workshop #2 - May 10, 2018

• Experiences from a successful local farmer (Lauren Glikin)
• Information from the Natural Resources Conservation Service on programs available to assist agricultural producers (Robyn Smith)
• A presentation about Made in Mariposa (Dane Carlson)
• Use of electronic and social media (Jon Wurl)
• Attracting visitors (Dane Carlson)

Workshop #3 - May 17

• Creating business and marketing plans presented by the Mariposa County Economic Development Specialist (Tara Schiff)
• USDA rural development business grants (Lee Takikawa)
• The Mariposa Certified Farmer's Market (Marina Fisher)
• Presentations by the Mariposa County Farm Advisor (Fadzayi Mashiri)
• UCCE Naster Gardener program (Sheri Mace)
• What is Permaculture? (Ken Boche)
• Next steps (Kris Casto)