Our community programming includes gardening workshops co-sponsored by the Friends of the UCSC Farm & Garden, the Apprenticeship Program, a hands-on training program for aspiring farmers, and intensive short courses focused on agroecological topics.
Short courses and public workshops
Our intensive short courses provide experienced farmers hands-on, land-based professional development and skill-building opportunities focused on specialized agricultural topics. Spanish interpretation is available for many of our short courses.
Public workshops are geared to both beginning and more advanced gardeners. Current Friends of the UCSC Farm & Garden members receive 10% off the cost of public workshops.
Visit our Events page for a schedule of upcoming workshops and short courses. You can also sign up for our monthly e-newsletter to stay informed about our upcoming courses and workshops.
Apprenticeship Program
Our Apprenticeship Program offers seasoned beginners practical skills in gardening and small-scale farming. This program is an immersive experience where learning takes place in the gardens and field, the classroom and through living in community on the land. In addition to direct, daily instruction from staff, the Apprenticeship creates space and context for peer-to-peer learning and exchange with mentors, instructors, and facilitators.
Graduates emerge from the Apprenticeship on the road to sustaining themselves and their communities with the knowledge they’ve gained and shared in our program. Alumni pursue various careers, including starting their own farms or market gardens, establishing farming education programs, and working in national and international programs to support organic farming.
Our Apprenticeship Program is currently on pause as we work to improve our programming.
