FAQ’s

• San Diego County Farm Bureau – view our Top Ten Crops!
• Annual Crop Report from San Diego County Dept. of Ag Weights and Measures

• Subscribe to California Bountiful Magazine, or pick one up at the local Farm Bureau office
• California Department of Food and Agriculture
• Don’t miss the California Grown displays at this year’s County Fair!

• California Foundation for Ag in the Classroom
• Dairy Council of California

Yes!

• South County – Olivewood Gardens
• South County – Wild Willow Farm
• North County Coastal – Coastal Roots Farm
• North County Coastal – The Flower Fields
• East County – Van Ommering Dairy
• East County – Camp Stevens
• East County – Summers Past Farm

There are many more than listed here. If you visit one that wowed you, please let us know!

• Visit the Master Gardeners of San Diego County and sign up for a mentor.
• Peruse the best practices and essential steps at the School Garden Support Organization Network.
• Join the Facebook Group, “San Diego School Garden Education Superstars” for inspiration and to connect with local resources and other educators.
• For additional funding sources (besides our fabulous locally focused grant), you can check out the Educator Grants page from Seed Your Future, a national organization promoting careers in horticulture.

Agriculture is a very broad term. The dictionary defines it as: “the science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food, wool, and other products.” If you like to eat, wear clothes, keep pretty plants around the house, or take a drive in the beautiful backcountry, then you have a vested interest in keeping agriculture vibrant and as close by as possible. In addition, there are hundreds of careers in fields that support agriculture, from Entomologist to Photographer to Government Policy Analyst and more.

Several Southern California colleges and universities offer Agriculture and Horticulture majors. Check out some of our local offerings:

• CSU System – San Marcos, Fresno
• Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and Pomona
• Community Colleges – San Diego City College, Mira Costa College, Southwestern College
• UC System – Riverside, Davis, Santa Cruz, with some ag policy/economics explored through UCLA and Berkeley

Check out these resources for aspiring farmers from the USDA.

For college scholarships, contact the San Diego County Farm Bureau.

This question is tricky! Agriculture is the cultivation of both plants and animals, with food production as the main goal. Horticulture is the study and cultivation of plants on a smaller scale, and often with a different goal, such as aesthetic purposes. In San Diego, our agricultural products are actually more horticultural in nature – potted plants for indoor enjoyment, seedlings for your garden, or outdoor landscaping. A GREAT resource for all things Horticulture, including lesson plans, school grants, career ideas, and inspirational stories is an organization called Seed Your Future. Explore its pages to see Horticulture come to life for you.