Building a Community
of Good Stewards

 

THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 2006
8:00am - 2:00pm

OXNARD PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
Oxnard, CA

Join civic and business leaders, farmers, city and county elected officials, environmental and farm worker advocates, and concerned citizens in this open forum on issues, challenges and opportunities to move Ventura County agriculture toward a viable and sustainable future.

The Summit will lay the foundation for future efforts to ensure that agriculture in Ventura County meets the "3Es" of sustainability - economic viability, environmental protection, and social equity - for now and generations to come. The Summit will feature:

  • Speakers, panel discussion, and a town hall forum on how farmers, policymakers, and consumers can take action, individually and collaboratively, to support a healthy agricultural industry.
  • The premiere of a new short documentary film on sustaining agriculture in Ventura County by Dulanie Ellis of Point of View Films.
  • An introduction to the Ecotrust/UC Davis Vivid Picture Project on creating a statewide sustainable food system.

For information on sponsoring the Summit, click here.

Registration for the Summit is $35 in advance, $45 at the door, and includes continental breakfast and lunch. A limited number of scholarships are available for farm workers, students, and others with limited income. Please contact us for more information.

Download Registration Form

Download Summit Flyer

Download Summit Invitation and Preliminary Program

Download Sponsorship Form

Download Summit Press Release

Download “A Community of Good Stewards: Building Sustainable Agriculture in Ventura County,” white paper by the Ag Futures Alliance.


Conveners

Ventura County Civic Alliance
Ag Futures Alliance of Ventura County
University of California Hansen Trust

Cohosted by the League of Women Voters of Ventura County

Ag Futures Alliance Ventura County Civic Alliance UC Hansen Trust Limoneira Company League of Women Voters


Supporters
(preliminary list)

Convening Sponsor
UC Hansen Trust

Title Sponsor
Limoneira Company

Visionaries
Calavo Growers
California Association of Pest Control Advisors, Ventura County Chapter
Ventura County Star

Community Leaders
Affinity Bank
Ag Innovations Network
Brokaw Nursery Inc.
California Lutheran University
California State University Channel Islands
Centex Homes
City of Oxnard
City of Ventura
County of Ventura
Driscoll's
Farm Bureau of Ventura County
Farm Credit West
Heritage Valley Harvesting
Paramount Citrus
Reiter Brothers, Inc.
Roots of Change Fund
Santa Barbara Bank & Trust
Ventura County Coastal Association of Realtors
Ventura County Community Foundation
Wells Fargo Bank
Workforce Investment Board

Community Builders
Ag Land Services
Barkley Insurance Agents & Brokers
Cabrillo Economic Development Corp.
City of Port Hueneme
City of Santa Paula
Dyer Sheen Group, Inc.
Friends of the Santa Clara River
Grether Farming Company
Index Fresh, Inc.
League of Women Voters of Ventura County
Leavens Ranches
McGrath Family Farms
Ojai Pixie Growers Association
Plaza Development Partners, LLC
Santa Paula Latino Town Hall
Saticoy Lemon Association
The Nature Conservancy
United Agribusiness League
Ventura County Agricultural Association
Western Farm Service

Stewards
California Rural Legal Assistance
CAUSE
Coastal Harvesting Inc.
Deardorff-Jackson Company
Economic Development Corporation of Oxnard
Fruit Growers Laboratory
League of Women Voters of Ventura County
Litton, Williams & Strain, LLP
Mission Produce, Inc.
Pinkerton Ranch
Rancho Temescal
SAMCO
San Miguel Produce
Santa Clara Valley Bank
Santa Paula Creek Ranch
Shore Packing House
SOAR
Underwood Ranches

For more information
Contact the Ventura County Civic Alliance at
805.988.0196 x123 or civicalliance@vccf.org


1317 Del Norte Road, Suite 150, Camarillo, CA 93010