Today I finished off what I was working on yesterday and sent out the HEL forms to both the regulatory Federal Department and the clients. Anytime I have to use a technology other than the computer I'm always scared that I am going to break something. I went to fax these papers to the federal department and was terrified the whole time that I was going to accidentally send private information to a random person. As far as I know it eventually got where it was supposed to be.
Then Rich and I headed out to go to a meeting with the Santa Cruz farm bureau where they were discussing Pajaro Valley irrigation. It was a mix of a couple of big farm owners, Kelli from the RCD, and a couple of other people from the Bureau. The discussion was about better ways to improve irrigation in the Pajaro Valley. One of the things you have to worry about as a committee was to make sure you don't recommend only one practice because it appears to be monopolizing or forcing an agenda. They discussed better land practices for the soil such as letting it stay fallow or rotating crops to get more nutrients back into the soil. The NRCS offered to help with funding if they let it stay fallow or put in a cover crop. Another discussion was about creating a flashier website for the Pajaro Valley District to make it easier and less formal like other federal websites. This is when I got a lot of expecting looks from the people around the table. Hey if they need it, and Rich wants me to do it, I am always willing to help! The meeting was interesting because I got to meet some of the big names I had seen on the packaging of my produce in this area.
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