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Banning Concentrated Feedlots is on the Ballot in Sonoma

Modern Farmer

With a population of almost half a million, the region is known for its arable land and stunning vistas – the “Tuscany of America,” according to local rancher Bronte Edwards. In a country dominated by large-scale farming operations comprising thousands of acres of monocrops, Sonoma County is an outlier. farm is 464 acres.)

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Our Summer 2024 Food and Farming Book Guide

Civil Eats

Industrialized fish, poultry, and meat processing are far removed from consumer consciousness by design—corporations spend millions lobbying lawmakers to resist transparency, and to eschew regulations that hinder maximum profit. The couple decided to grow, in addition to vegetables, an heirloom variety of wheat called Sonora.

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