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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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Colorado’s Groundwater Experiment

Civil Eats

If successful, the experiment could provide a roadmap for hundreds of farming and ranching communities nationwide whose groundwater stores are dwindling at unprecedented rates. In southwestern Colorado’s high desert, producers already till fewer acres, tax themselves to fund fallowing programs, and plant less water-intensive crops.

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Our Summer 2024 Food and Farming Book Guide

Civil Eats

That changed, however, after Moyer and her partner established an organic farm on 10 acres in the Sierra foothills of California. She leans hard into tahini, pairing it with tomatoes and dates; transforming it into a ranch dressing to coat a broccoli salad; or whipping it with sweet potato and harissa for a spicy dip.

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