Welcome to the Community Alliance with Family Farmers!


The Community Alliance with Family Farmers advocates for California family farmers and sustainable agriculture.

Growing Food, Growing Farms, Growing Communities


Featured Projects
2006 Local Food Guide!

Online Local Food Guide

Hungry for local food? Find farm-fresh lettuce, juicy oranges or locally made bread in your area by searching our online local food guide - brought to you by the Buy Fresh, Buy Local Campaign.

Family Farm Food Safety Campaign

Policy

  • Read Dave Runsten's (CAFF's Policy Director) testimony concerning the National Leafy Green Marketing Agreements
  • Food Safety and Leafy Greens Regulations
  • Watch Dale Coke's testimony about the impacts of the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreements

 


Flowering native shrubs form a hedgerow next to a perennial grass buffer

Biological Agriculture

  • Watch the sustainable cotton video
  • Download the "Hedgerows for CA Agriculture" guide
  • Download a guide for planting orchard cover crops
  • Read an article about CAFF's recent Cotton Tour

 

farm to school

Farm to School

  • Download the flier for the upcoming Farm to School Workshop in Oakland (January 28)
  • Download the flier for the Farm to School workshop in Santa Clara (February 6)
  • Listen to a segment about Farm to School on NPR

 


News & Updates

New Items
CA Ag Water Stewardship Resource Center CAFF is a sponsor of the California Ag Water Stewardship Resource Center. Visit the new online resource center for more information.
      • Sam Earnshaw, CAFF's Central Coast Program Coordinator, is awarded the NAPPC Pollinator Advocate Award!
      • CAFF's Sustainable Cotton video recently was accepted to the Rio Film Festival!
      • Download the new guide for Implementing Local and Sustainable Food Programs in California Hospitals.
      • Watch a short video about CAFF's Farm to School Program in Humboldt, CA.

Affiliates
National Farmers Union site

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition