UKIAH, Calif. – “Growing Agritourism: A Workshop for the North Coast Region,” will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 16.

The workshop will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. at the Mendocino County Agricultural Center, 890 N. Bush St., Ukiah.

This workshop is sponsored by the UC Small Farm Program and UC Cooperative Extension and is one of a series of five being held in California as part of a grant from Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education.

There will be a variety of presenters from Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino and Sonoma counties, and the topics will include "success stories" both locally and elsewhere, planning/ permitting/ regulations, Web sites/social media, start-up challenges and marketing agritourism efforts.

This will be a valuable learning and networking opportunity for anyone considering or starting an agritourism venture.

All information will also be posted at http://celake.ucdavis.edu.

Please contact workshop coordinator Penny Leff of the Small Farm Program at 530-752-7779 for more detailed information, or call the Lake County UC Cooperative Extension Office, 707-263-6838.