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The Business Resource Center will be open by appointment – come use the computers and internet!   Business Resource Center Opening! ALBA Rural Development Center 1700 Old Stage Rd. – Contact Patricia Carrillo, 831-758-1469 Hewlett-Packard Microenterprise Program
Sunday, July 27, 2008 11 am – 4:30 pm   1st Pájaro Valley Entrepreneurial Fair and Expo Watsonville Civic Plaza, 4th Floor El Pájaro Community Development Corporation, Small Business Development Center at Cabrillo College, City of Watsonville
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008 6-9pm  Equipment Use/Safety and Irrigation System ALBA Rural Development Center 1700 Old Stage Rd. Salinas, CA. Location: Contact Florentino Collazo, 831-758-1469

 
Wednesday, August 27, 2008 10-12pm  Organic Strawberry Seminar Series: Integrated Pest Management Field Tour ALBA Rural Development Center 1700 Old Stage Rd. Salinas, CA. Contact Craig Ficenec 831-758-1469
Department of Environmental Studies at UCSC, UC Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, UC Cooperative Extension, USDA Agricultural Research Service at Salinas, CCOF and CAFF
August 29 to September 1st Slow Food Nation   Fort Mason and Civic Center. San Francisco, CA.
Wednesday, September 3, 2008. 10am-12pm each day 



Organic Strawberry Seminar Series: Nutrient Management UCCE-Santa Cruz County Auditorium, 1432 Freedom Blvd. Watsonville, CA, 95076
Phone: (831)-763-8040 Contact: Mark Bolda,
(see above)
Wednesday, September 10, 2008  Organic Strawberry Seminar Series: Pest and Weed Management UCCE-Santa Cruz County Auditorium, 1432 Freedom Blvd. Watsonville, CA, 95076
Phone: (831)-763-8040 Contact: Mark Bolda,
(see above)
Wednesday, September 17, 2008   Organic Strawberry Seminar Series: Disease Management and Economics UCCE-Santa Cruz County Auditorium, 1432 Freedom Blvd. Watsonville, CA, 95076
Phone: (831)-763-8040 Contact: Mark Bolda,
(see above)
Thursdays, October 7, 14, 21 2008 6-8pm  Business Planning Primer with business consultant Vinicio Vides ALBA Rural Development Center 1700 Old Stage Rd. Salinas, CA. Location: Contact: Patricia Carrillo 831- 758-1469
El Pájaro Community Development Corporation

Collaborators: These and additional programs are made possible with the support of USDA CSREES 2501 Program, USDA Integrated Organic Program, USDA Rural Business Education Grants, U. S. EPA Region IX Strategic Agriculture Initiative, Hewlett-Packard Microenterprise Program, Bank of America, Comerica Bank, Wells Fargo Bank, and the National Rural Funders Collaborative.