Lundberg Funds Organics Fellowship at Cal Poly
The College of Agriculture, Food & Environmental Sciences Center for Sus-
tainability recently added a new faculty fellowship in organics
to the Horticulture and Crop Sci-
ence Department as a result of
the Lundberg Family Farms’
pledge of support to the program at California Polytechnic
State University in combination with support from the
Clarence C. Heller Charitable Foundation. With this fellowship, Cal
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Poly students will benefit from year-round training and research opportunities in organic farming methods,
food safety and sustainable agricultural
systems.
Dr. David Headrick was the recipient of the first summer fellowship in
organics. Headrick will bring expertise
in California production techniques in
organic and sustainable agriculture systems, and will oversee Cal Poly’s 11-
acre organic farm, where faculty, staff
and students jointly manage the production, care, harvesting and marketing of organic produce.
The partnership with Cal Poly complements Lundberg’s Raising Organic
Family Farms initiative, a multiyear
program designed to inspire a new
generation of organic family farmers
and provide financial and education
support to aspiring agricultural entrepreneurs.
For more information on the Cal
Poly Organic Farm, go to
http://aeps.calpoly.edu/organics/.
Sixth Annual Organic Summit
Looking for Sponsors
The Organic Summit was developed to
offer a nonpartisan, thoughtful discussion
of key issues facing the
organic industry.
Attendees at the
September 19
event in Baltimore
have an opportunity to engage at a
very intimate level in the
discussion and in developing solutions for
the issues that are presented at the event
and continue throughout the year.
This year’s lineup of topics includes:
• State of Organic — Market Overview
• Engaging Faith-Based Communities for
Organic
• Organic Farming Research Foundation
Research and Farm Bill Update
For sponsorship opportunities, contact
Michelle Spann, key account manager at
303-998-9040, or mspann@newhope.com.
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