Avocado Production Workshop: From Planting to Harvest
$0
Saturday, August 30, 2025; 10AM - 11:30AM at the Hay Barn
Pricing Options
First Name
Enter your text
Last Name
Enter your text
Email Address
Enter your text
Postal Code
Enter your text
Would you like to subscribe to our e-newsletter?
How did you hear about this workshop?
Please choose
Which best describes your level of expertise?
Please choose
In stock: 35 available
Save this product for later
Avocado Production Workshop: From Planting to Harvest
Product Details
Location: UCSC Hay Barn; park in the Hay Barn parking lot
Format: In person
Instructor: Ellen Baker and Freddy Menge of Epicenter Nursery
Cost: Based on your ability to pay. Workshop fees support the Center for Agroecology. Please select the price that works for you. UCSC students may attend for free; please email agroecology@ucsc.edu to register as a student.
Join us for a workshop focused on successfully growing avocados in the greater Santa Cruz area. We'll cover the particulars of avocado care, with an emphasis on variety selection for the Central Coast, A-B flowering types, pollination demystification, soils and site selection, irrigation, fertilizers, pruning, and seasonal care. There will also be a troubleshooting / Q&A segment to provide all levels of the avocado-obsessed with the information necessary to set you on your way toward monstrous avocado harvests, as well as a seasonal tasting of around a half dozen varieties to help find which variety might be perfect for you.
This class will be taught by Ellen Baker and Freddy Menge of Epicenter Nursery. Freddy and Ellen have spent over 30 years growing and foraging fruit in California’s central coast, fueled by their passion for discovering exceptional varieties. They founded Epicenter Nursery to share rare, connoisseur-quality avocados that thrive locally, continually refining their methods to grow healthier, better-producing trees. Beyond avocados, they also tend a sustainable apple orchard that showcases high-flavor, European-style apples and relies on minimal synthetic inputs to preserve biodiversity and soil health.
Pre-registration is required for this workshop. Email accommodation requests to agroecology.ucsc.edu.
Presented by the Friends of the UCSC Farm & Garden. Members receive a 10% discount on workshop costs. Learn more about becoming a member and sign up at: https://agroecology.ucsc.edu/get-involved/join-the-friends/index.html
Photo Credit: Candace McClaren
Display prices in:USD
