FARM

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Our core constituents, family FARMS sit at the center of this organization. CAFF’s programs provide growers with a variety of practical services and resources while giving them an amplified voice in Sacramento and D.C.

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INDIVIDUAL

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We need everyday advocates at the grassroots, INDIVIDUALS both on the farm and off who are committed to promoting sustainable agriculture, helping family farms thrive and ensuring a strong local food system in their own community.

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PARTNER

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With a shared vision for our food and farming system, PARTNERS empower CAFF’s work. Through collaboration, financial support and outreach, these mission-driven companies and organizations help transform ideas into realities.

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OUR COMMUNITY

From the grassroots up, our organization is built by the community, for the community, guided and empowered by people like you to continue supporting family farms throughout California, as we have since 1978. CAFF members share our six core values of ecological stewardship, justice and equity, practical solutions, economic fairness,  strong local communities, and centering farmers.  Thank you for joining or renewing your membership.

"Farming is my life. It's beautiful. It's good. And I value being surrounded by others who live and understand what it truly means to make a livelihood growing healthy food. CAFF gets it."
Judith Redmond
Judith RedmondFull Belly Farm
Guinda, CA
"The folks at CAFF have been a valuable resource for our small business, helping us focus on what's most important to us. We received access to resources and thoughtful feedback; we valued the gentle check-ins that helped keep us focused on our goals. We always felt like they were ready to give us as much help as we needed, and it went such a long way."
Anna Knight
Anna KnightOld Grove Orange
Redlands, CA
"CAFF helped us tighten up our food safety plan for a new account with a local hospital. Their knowledge made the task straight forward and the plan comprehensive. Their team’s help as liaison was critical to a quick implementation. Many thanks for their great work!"​
Jennifer Peterson​
Jennifer Peterson​Willow Creek Farms
Willow Creek, CA
“For 30 years we've farmed with a set of values: organic, pure and local. These values are also the values of our customers and of CAFF. Together we are creating an alternative to industrial agriculture.”
Ken Kimes
Ken KimesNew Natives
Santa Cruz, CA
"We are so grateful for all of CAFF’s community organizing and advocacy. It’s a privilege to be farming in this context rather than in isolation, which is so common in land-based livelihoods.”
Aubrie Maze
Aubrie MazeBramble Tail Homestead
Sebastopol, CA

MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS

Membership not only gets you perks and discounts, but also magnifies our voice when fighting for food & farm policies, broadens our collective wisdom when we explore ideas and best practices, and ensures our organization remains connected to those on the ground and in the field, all working to build a better food system. 

  • Representation in Sacramento, advancing statewide policies that support local food systems, ecological agricultural practices, and family farms and in D.C. via the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
  • Discounts with our partner organizations and businesses, including Johnny’s Selected Seeds, High Mowing Organic Seeds, California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF), Top10Produce, the Organic Farmers Association (OFA), and Harmony Farm Supply.
  • Discounts on CAFF events throughout the year
  • Regional networking and educational opportunities and events through our network
  • Subscription to our e-newsletter with ongoing events, sustainable food system news, and policy updates
  • Access to the members-only online store
  • Opportunity to be featured in our “Membership Spotlight“

Farm-Specific Benefits

  • Marketing resources such as enrollment in the Buy Fresh Buy Local campaign and access to the toolkit and other resources (download, sign, and mail in the BFBL Guidelines)
  • Listing in the California Farm Directory and the Local Harvest online directory
  • Priority for participation in CAFF events and programs
  • Opportunity to receive discounted food safety planning assistance and/or sales and marketing technical assistance
  • Promotion (when applicable) to over 38K subscribers and followers via our website, social media, and e-newsletter
  • Access to a variety of services, such as our Jobs Board, assistance from our experts, Kiva financing trustee endorsement, and organic certification support.

Membership Spotlights

Member Spotlight: Brisa Ranch

Summer is at its peak and all the farmers are working hard to harvest all the delicious veggies from their fields, like the  three amazing farmers at Brisa Ranch. We

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July 25, 2022