Join us for a day focusing on vegetated water treatment. We will begin with a visit to a vegetated ditch site at Huntington Farms in Soledad, CA. Michael Cahn, the Irrigation Advisor from UC Cooperative Extension, and Mark Mason, manager of Huntington Farms, will discuss how they constructed this system and how to implement one on your own land.
The site visit will be followed by discussions at the Braga Barn across the street, where we will dive into how vegetated ditches, sediment basins, and cover crops can help to meet Ag order 4.0 requirements, potential food safety concerns of these practices, and other benefits of non-crop vegetation on farms. Your registration fee will cover lunch, catered from Luigi’s in Gonzales and served at the Braga Barn. There will be plenty of opportunities to ask questions, network, and learn from each other.
This event will be hosted as a collaboration between the Coalition for Food Safety & Sustainability and the Agriculture Water Quality Alliance (AWQA). Both groups have been heavily involved in conversations, studies, and work regarding non-crop vegetation on farms for sustainability initiatives and the associated food safety risks.
Event Details:
May 27, 2026
10:00am – 3:00pm
Registration fee is $50 (includes lunch)
Questions about this event? Please contact [email protected]