Shanley Farms is a Central Coast farming operation owned by a father daughter team. We grow many exciting types of produce including Morro Bay Avocados, finger limes, passion fruit, dragon […]
2022 Community Alliance with Family Farmers Survey YOUR VOICE MATTERS! Calling all California farmers, land stewards and community food growers! By taking less than 10 minutes to complete this survey, […]
After that September heatwave the temperatures dropped, and all of a sudden the slight hint of fall was in the air! Even though fall is coming soon, our local farmers […]
Got food safety questions?We’re here to help. Contact Grace Perry, CAFF’s Farmer Services Program Manager Email: grace[at]caff[dot]org Phone: four zero four – four zero five – seven nine three three.
Farms Together coordinates collaboratives of small and mid-scale family and BIPOC farmers to provide healthy, fresh, and local food to California families in need while opening up access to new and emergent […]
Farms Together coordina collaborativas conformadas por productores de color pequeños y medianos para proveer comida fresca, sana y local a las familias de California necesitadas. Al mismo tiempo, el programa […]
A detailed description of how to establish a county-based program that grants agriculturalists special access to their farms or ranches during disaster.
Maintaining a healthy and vigorous pasture should be a major objective of grazing management, but it should also be used as a tool for maintaining acceptable soil physical conditions.
On behalf of Community Alliance with Family Farmers, it is our honor and privilege to recognize the enduring commitment of Terry and Carolyn Harrison to our organization’s mission. […]
Today the USDA halted an Almond Board rule change that would have prohibited direct online sales of raw almonds, which farmers had previously been pursuing as part of the roadside […]
Esta guía didáctica de alternativas al uso del fuego en actividades agropecuarias, generada con el apoyo del Programa Nacional para la Gestión Ambientalmente Adecuada de Sustancias Químicas en su Ciclo […]
This Guide includes specific recommendations for how to retrofit existing components of a home to withstand wildfire. The illustrations throughout the Guide are intended to show best practices for reducing […]
A Fire Safe Council is a coalition of public and private sector organizations that share a common, vested interest in wildfire prevention and loss mitigation.
Farmers Cheetah and Samantha run TurkeyTail Farm in Yankee Hill, California. During the Camp Fire in Butte County, they were evacuated for 28 days and lost everything but their livestock to severe […]
Farmers Cheetah and Samantha run TurkeyTail Farm in Yankee Hill, California. During the Camp Fire in Butte County, they were evacuated for 28 days and lost everything but their livestock to severe […]
Tenga a la mano información actualizada de su rancho como dirección, número de empleados, contactos de emergencia, ubicación de animales y kits de emergencia.
This course is designed to prepare farmers, ranchers and rural residents for wildfires. Over the course of seven modules, you will learn how to create an emergency farm plan for […]
For this story, we travel to Glen Ellen, California, to hear from the farmers at Bee-Well Farms who were heavily impacted by the 2017 Nun’s wildfire. Having recovered, they now […]
From the Rural Voices for Conservation Coalition (RVCC), this report provides an overview of the current science and need for prescribed fire, describes barriers to the use of prescribed fire […]
The purpose of this Strategic Plan is to guide the expansion of beneficial fire across the state through 2025, as set forth in California’s Wildfire and Forest Resilience Action Plan.
From the Rural Voices for Conservation Coalition (RVCC), three case studies highlighting opportunities for community based nonprofits to build cooperative burning capacity.
The Community Alliance with Family Farms (CAFF) hosted our fourth Biologically Integrated Orchard System (BIOS) field day, titled “Effective IPM Strategies for Major Walnut Pests,” at Blossom Farms on July […]
Your tax-deductible donation to Community Alliance with Family Farmers helps us build sustainable food and farming systems through policy advocacy and on-the-ground programs that create more resilient family farms, communities […]
Farmers face increasing fire frequency, size and severity due to several factors, including climate change, the spread of invasive grasses and by changing farming practices. If you live and farm […]