A California Agricultural Leadership Foundation Fellows Council endeavor since 1993.

In 1993 the California Agricultural Leadership Foundation Fellows Council developed an experiential learning opportunity that brings together representatives from all aspects of state government. The goal of the program is to develop and foster a continuing dialogue between government and the agriculture industry. The California Educational Fellowship Program is a three-day intense seminar designed to provide practical, hands-on agriculture experiences. Annually approximately ten participants will travel to a region within California and participate in a wide variety of issue-based activities related to the success and development of agriculture.

Topics regularly covered include:

Participants also stay with host farm families, which provide an opportunity to experience familial production agriculture. The time together also promotes personal relationships between government and industry.

"The friendships and connections developed could not have happened if we stayed in hotels." - Dawn Clover, 2001 Participant; Consultant, California State Assembly Committee on Agriculture

Benefits:
This unique experience exposes participants to the realities of agriculture, but also nurtures inter-governmental networking.

As a participant you will receive:

"Now, I am protecting people and their issues rather than products." - Jody Fujii, 1997 Participant; Consultant, Office of Senator Mike Machado