Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The food systems advocate, land steward, and beekeeper came of age during the civil rights movement in Kentucky and has spent five decades working for social and racial justice. In 1972, he founded the Good Foods Co-op in Lexington. Jim Embry sees tending to land as a sacred and spiritual responsibility.

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JUNE 18, 2021

In California, approximately three out of four farmers operate on less than 180 acres and/or less than $100,000 in annual sales and 19 percent–nearly 1 in 5–of California’s agricultural producers are socially disadvantaged.

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JULY 19, 2023

On June 29th, Lopes Family Farms hosted a field day with Community Alliance with Family Farms (CAFF) in Princeton, CA focused on rice and duck farming, a Biologically Integrated Farming System (BIFS). hosting school trips).

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

These investments range from broadband infrastructure, to housing for farm workers, as well as significant climate change efforts through investments in the various California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) climate smart agriculture programs. ” Unfortunately, the work is never done.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2022

What’s needed in California for small farms, sustainable agriculture and local food systems to truly thrive, find equity, and remain resilient in the face of adversity? Learn about our legislative wins here , from food hubs to farmer training programs to sustainable farming practices) WHOSE VOICE? WANNA GET MORE INVOLVED?

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MAY 28, 2021

Having the opportunity to share our needs with State representatives allows us to be consistent with our mission: to create local food access and influence policies to achieve Food Justice in our communities." 10 million to support existing and develop new small-farm tool libraries so farmers can easily rent or borrow high-value tools.

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DECEMBER 15, 2023

We’re starting a pilot vineyard that is going to focus on stacking all those principles on 20 acres of a regenerative vineyard, with the goal to have that grow. Kendra continued to expound on Project Terra: “I mean, we’ve tried cover crops since 1993 and we’re still doing it, which blows my mind.

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