The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is offering free training on good agricultural practices (GAP) to small farm growers.

Topics include:

• Record keeping
• Harvest activities
• Storage
• Transportation
• Hygiene
• Water testing
• Handling of manure

The sessions are three hours long and will be held at a variety of locations in California including Ventura during October and November. 

The Ventura workshop:

Wednesday, October 24 (English/Spanish)
From 9:00 am to 12:00 noon
Crowne Plaza meeting room
450 East Harbor Blvd.
Ventura, CA  93001
805-652-5144

For more locations and information about these workshops see this flyer.