Sustainable Ag

The IERCD Sustainable Agriculture Team is here to help with your local land management needs! We serve all agriculture – large to small, conventional to organic, rural to urban! Our programs seek to build healthier soil, strengthen agricultural businesses while conserving natural resources, support spaces for gardening, and increase public awareness of the importance of prioritizing and preserving sustainable agriculture. Click the links below to learn more about our on-farm technical assistance, support available for urban agriculture projects, direct funding for qualifying practices, and connection to partner resources.

Community Garden Support

Our mission is to protect and improve the quality of our open space resources by supporting existing and developing community gardens, school gardens, and urban farms within our District service area.

Technical Assistance Programs

Learn about our free soil testing and moisture sensor programs here.

Farmer Support

Learn about how NRCS partners with IERCD to help fincancial and technical asssistance to farmers here.

California Underserved and Small Producers (CUSP) Grant Program

Through this program, direct relief funds will be available to support small and socially disadvantaged producers recovering from drought impacts, such as increased water costs and crop loss due to water availability. Learn more here.

Urban Agriculture Subaward Program

IERCD received funding through the California Department of Food and Agriculture to administer a subgrant program to support urban agriculture projects in the Inland Empire. Click here to learn more about application dates, eligibility, and more.

Interest Form

Are you interested in connecting with us to learn more about our programs, resources, and opportunities to support the agricultural community? Fill out the form below and we will get back to you as soon as possible!

Please note: our programs are not available to backyard farmers/gardeners at this time.

Website Accessibility Statement

Inland Empire Resource Conservation District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Inland Empire Resource Conservation District has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

Call us at (909) 799-7407

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

Inland Empire Resource Conservation District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, Inland Empire Resource Conservation District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

Linked Documents and Third Parties

Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.

See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at (909) 799-7407.

Report a Website Accessibility Issue

We are committed to your ability to access all content, and we will respond to all requests as soon as possible.

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