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Cannabis Farmer’s Compliance Workshop

April 3, 2016 @ 11:00 am - 6:00 pm

The Cannabis Farmer’s Workshop Series is coming to the Mattole Grange
Sunday, April 3rd 11am-6pm

Workshops, Music, Food, and Social Hour

*Learn how to get into legal compliance and grow your cannabis business

*Presentations by the Regional Water Quality Control Board, Department of Fish and Wildlife, and experts on Humboldt County cannabis laws

*Gain knowledge on how to apply specific practices to ensure regulatory compliance

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!

What: A workshop designed to provide educational resources for farmers to achieve responsible land stewardship and come into compliance with state, regional and local laws!
When: Sunday, April 3rd, 2016 / 11am to 4:20pm educational workshop; 4:20+ social hour with drinks, food by Calamity Coast Catering and music
Where: Mattole Grange in Petrolia (56512 Mattole Rd. Petrolia)
Tickets: A Free Event

Learn how to Grow Green and Grow Legal at the Cannabis Farmers Workshop brought to you by EPIC, Mad River Alliance, Humboldt Green and California Growers Association. Sponsored by Mattole Restoration Council and Mattole Sustainable Farmers Guild.

  • Attendees will hear how to participate with California water quality and wildlife laws directly from the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board and California Department of Fish and Wildlife;
  • Learn the steps necessary to be permitted under Humboldt County’s Marijuana Land Use Ordinance. County Planning & Building Dept. staff and a County Supervisor may be present to answer questions;
  • Find out how to implement best management practices to ensure legal compliance with presentations by Pacific Watershed Associates and High Tide Permaculture; and
  • Receive your free copy of the 2016 Compliance Handbook.
Schedule
11:00am Welcome & Intro
11:30am-12:15pm Jennifer Olson, California Dept. of Fish & Wildlife
12:15pm – 1:00pm Tom Leroy, Pacific Watershed Associates, “Transitioning from Growing to Farming”
1:00pm – 1:30pm Lunch Break, food available- Tamales from Luz!
1:30 – 2:15 Connor McIntee of the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board Cannabis Cultivation Waste Discharge Regulatory Program
2:30 – 3:30 Natalynne DeLapp, of EPIC “A Citizen’s Guide to the Humboldt County Commercial Medical Marijuana Land Use Ordinance”
3:30 – 4:20 Dan Mar “Water We Doing, Where are We Going, and How to Get There”
4:20 – 7:00 Study Session. Stay, ask questions, and hang out. Food by Calamity Coast Catering!
more info at: https://www.facebook.com/Cannabis-Farmers-Workshop-Series-452485804936250/?fref=ts
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Details

Date:
April 3, 2016
Time:
11:00 am - 6:00 pm

Organizer

EPIC

Venue

Mattole Grange
36512 Mattole Road
Petrolia, CA 95558 United States
Phone:
707-629-3514