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Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Grant Opportunity

Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Grant Opportunity

Have you been holding off on buying that new wash station, food processing equipment, cold storage or electric delivery van? The U.S. Department of Agriculture is partnering with the California […]

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CSFC San Joaquin Valley Gathering & Small Farm Tech Expo

CSFC San Joaquin Valley Gathering & Small Farm Tech Expo

Join us for an extraordinary SJV Regional Gathering. This annual event brings together farmers, community members, and supporters of family farms in the Central Valley. This year, our Regional Gathering […]

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Open Agricultural Technology & Working In Community

Open Agricultural Technology & Working In Community

Exploring open-source technologies for the small farm. The Gathering for Open Agricultural Technology (GOAT) has introduced the Small Farm Tech Hub to available open-source agricultural tools and we’d like to help spread […]

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California’s Alternative Food Networks in the Face of Market Digitalization

California’s Alternative Food Networks in the Face of Market Digitalization

Sasha Pesci, a former contractor and consultant for the Small Farm Tech Hub at CAFF recently published exciting research looking at the digital divide in direct market farmers’ online sales during the […]

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It’s time to register your farm for online EBT/SNAP!

It’s time to register your farm for online EBT/SNAP!

Marketlink is now registering farms for the SNAP online payment solution for direct marketing farmers. The press release can be viewed here.   For interested farmers, the first step is […]

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Civil Eats Op-ed: Want an Agtech Revolution? Center Farmworkers’ Expertise

Civil Eats Op-ed: Want an Agtech Revolution? Center Farmworkers’ Expertise

“Although agtech promises to make farming more efficient, it is often pitched as a replacement for farmworkers, who are usually left out of its development.” Read the full article here: […]

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Market Gardener Institute: Educating and Empowering Small Growers

Market Gardener Institute: Educating and Empowering Small Growers

The Market Garden Institute, co-founded by Jean-Martin Fortier and Suleyka Montpetit. It’s mission is to educate and empower growers who change the world through the simple act of growing healthy, […]

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News: Connecting Innovative Women In Agrifoodtech

News: Connecting Innovative Women In Agrifoodtech

Amy Wu, Journalist and Founder of From Farm to Incubators created a new searchable directory to serve as a one-stop shop for entrepreneurs looking to connect both inside and outside […]

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Marketing for Farmers by Kendall Ballantine

Marketing for Farmers by Kendall Ballantine

Kendall Ballantine has created some awesome short, easy to understand blogs on marketing best practices for small farms. We highly recommend her blog https://www.onlinemarketingforfarmers.com/blog for topics such as search engine optimization […]

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