In Yolo County, families and individuals experiencing food insecurity can show up at one of Yolo Food Bank’s roughly 60 monthly distributions at 21 locations to receive fresh produce, dairy, meat, bread and nonperishable items nearly every day of the

On a busy corner in West Sacramento, surrounded by high-density housing and railroad tracks, sits a 1-half acre oasis of soil and green shoots. A group of young people tend to organized rows of freshly planted carrots, squash and edible

While raging flames, persistent smoke and damaging winds continue to plague residents in Los Angeles County, farmers across Southern California are also facing the possibility of devastating damage to their crops.

The election last week of Donald Trump as the next U.S. president and of new congressional leaders may bring sweeping—and, as yet, undetermined—changes to the nation’s agricultural landscape. But for farmers in Sonoma County, a down-ballot result has provided resounding

Para mitigar el impacto de la crisis climática en la producción de alimentos el gobierno federal dedicó fondos multimillonarios a promover la agricultura climáticamente inteligente. En el productivo Valle de San Joaquín, en California, hay recursos federales y estatales para

There’s a baaaaaaaad-ass antidote to the heat wave that’s been stalking Santa Cruz: sheep’s milk popsicles by Garden Variety Cheese, available at Downtown Santa Cruz Farmers Market 1-6pm Wednesdays.

Nicole Larson is afraid for small farmers. Before enrolling as a law student at University of California, Davis, she served a term on the Turlock City Council where she was appointed to a committee that would decide how to get

A new report, “California Urban Agriculture: Challenges, Pathways, & Equity for a Resilient Landscape” draws from the perspectives of over 200 of California’s urban growers, educators, and community leaders.

Urban agriculture is a longstanding practice in communities to serve as a form of food sovereignty, resistance, mutual aid, and entrepreneurship. Urban farmers and community garden networks cultivate, process, and distribute food utilizing micro-scale and innovative production techniques. While these

Last week, the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC), alongside 97 food, farm, conservation, and rural organizations, delivered a letter to Congressional Appropriators urging them to fully fund the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SARE) at $60 million in fiscal year (FY) 2025.

It’s an election year in the United States, which means that national news outlets are fixated on presidential politics. But although who Americans vote into the top office does have ramifications for food and climate policy, making a change for

It’s an election year in the United States, which means that national news outlets are fixated on presidential politics. But although who Americans vote into the top office does have ramifications for food and climate policy, making a change for

Nate Gonzalez-Siemens of Fat Uncle Farms and Melissa Sorongon of Piedrasassi are exceptional in the south San Joaquin Valley and the Central Coast: They are both small-scale farmers who grow grain as part of their diversified operations. Consequently, small-scale and biologically diverse farming operations

During the week of July 23-29, two local restaurants, Lunchette in Petaluma and Estero Cafe in Valley Ford, will be giving back to the local farming community through an event that flips the “farm to fork” around and donates a

Maria M. farms on 12 acres just off Highway 101 near Gilroy. During the January storms, runoff from the nearby hills inundated her farm and home, with water as deep as 5 feet in some places and in her living

Last week the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC), together with over 40 food, farm, conservation, and rural organizations, delivered a letter to Congressional Appropriators urging them to fully fund the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SARE) at $60 million. This request echoes the President’s FY24

Naja-Riese, executive director of the Agricultural Institute of Marin (AIM), has been named the 2023 Farmers Market Champion of the Year, an annual recognition awarded by Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF).

Annie Main has always known water, or the lack of it, loomed as the greatest threat to Good Humus, her 30-acre farm in rural northern California in an area known as Hungry Hollow. Located west of Sacramento at the base of

SANTA ROSA, Calif. — Farming has always been a risky business, but 2021 is proving to be another beast altogether. Before they could even look up from a global pandemic, farmers across California found themselves staring down catastrophic drought, historic

California’s small-scale specialty crop growers are feeling frustrated and left out by the “lack of inclusion” among federal aid programs. With the close of the food service industry, these farmers were disproportionately hit hardest and struggled with developing new distribution

A recent decision by the State Water Resources Control Board will allow for composting on California farms.  After more than five years of negotiations, the State Water Board has adopted an amendment to the General Waste Discharge Order which allows for easy

WINTERS EXPRESS – Given the pressing challenges facing California farmers as a result of COVID-19, Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF) is launching a new fund today to support those farmers most impacted by the virus and the resulting economic

MORNING AG CLIPS — Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF), a nonprofit organization that serves small- and mid-scale farmers in California, issued the following statement from Executive Director Paul Towers in response to Governor Newsom’s 2020-2021 budget proposal: “CAFF applauds

When the 2017 firestorms ripped across the county and displaced thousands of residents, a group of culinary-connected volunteers found a need they could fill. Free meals, healthy and ready to eat, were in demand. So they started making calls, collecting

Across the country, hospitals and health systems are using their economic power to improve community well-being. These large place-based enterprises, also known as “anchor institutions”, are using their resources to create economic opportunities for excluded and low-income residents through inclusive

CAPITOL PUBLIC RADIO — One lawmaker wants to put more organic food on California’s school lunch trays. Under the bill, which would launch a California Organic-to-School pilot program, school districts could apply to the California Department of Food and Agriculture

NPR MARKETPLACE — As clouds gather, Bertha Magaña keeps her eye on a small farm crew moving along a row of strawberry plants. With rain coming, this is the last strawberry harvest of the season. Magaña grew up in a

MIC – In the United States, the average farmer is older than 50. This is a problem: As these farmers retire, younger farmers are less likely to take their place, compared to those in previous generations. Farming may be considered one

THE PRESS DEMOCRAT At the 2016 Farmer Olympics, few if any families racked up more gold medals than the Scholtens. There was Vince Scholten, owner of Nor Cal Growers nursery in Sebastopol, and his daughter, Ariel, who co-won the watermelon

MODERN FARMER — Local farming coalitions are growing in popularity as young, first-time farmers seek out community. “Meatloaf Mondays” were born, and became a time for the young farmers to chat about everything on their minds, from feed-store prices, potential