Heartland Festival
A Celebration of Food, Farming, & Healthy Living in the Central Valley
Saturday, May 28th
10:00 am - 11:00 pm
Entertainment - Children's Activities – Farm Tour - Metal Forging Demo - Horse Driving - Gardening - Arts and Crafts - Great Food & Beverages! Learn about Agritourism Enterprises with Penny Leff, Small Farm Program, UC Davis, and the Pinnacles National Monument Condor Project.
~ Water Workshops at the Heartland Festival: Saturday, May 28th ~
1:00 - 2:00: Incorporate Hedgerows and Receive Help Finding Financing - Introducing a new program for riparian areas from the Audubon Society!
Check out the Audubon Society’s hedgerow program and learn more about how to incorporate hedgerows into your farm.
2:00 – 4:00: Pump Efficiency and Flow Meters: Sustainable Practices That Improve Your Bottom Line!
Come check out the unique, Mobile Pump Education Center (MEC) brought to you by Fresno State’s Center for Irrigation Technology and PG&E!
Speaker: Bill Green, Fresno State University
4:00 – 5:00: Keep it Local: Your stake in The Integrated Regional Water Management Plan (IRWMP)
Find out what’s at stake for you, your farm, or your community and how to be involved in the IRWMP planning process.
Speaker: Hicham Eltal, Deputy General Manager of Water Resources at Merced Irrigation District
5:00 – 6:00: Farmer Roundtable
Share water management concerns and best practices: thinking both on-the-farm and bigger picture, where should the Valley go in the long term?
Sunday, May 29th until noon
Camp on the farm and then Sunday morning join us for more Children's Activities, Gardening, Arts and Crafts, and Great Food until Noon
