Caff

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Earlier this year, CAFF kicked off a massive project in the San Joaquin Valley to help support family farms there and strengthen the local food economy, in partnership with UC Agriculture & Natural Resources (UC ANR) and the Central Valley Community Foundation (CVCF), among others. Why take on such a big project?

Family Farming 98

Family Farming Farming Farming Technology 98

Caff

JANUARY 17, 2023

Currently our programming is focused in four areas: Farm to Market, Policy & Advocacy, Farmer Services, and Ecological Farming. This position will be an integral member of the CAFF Small-Farm Tech Hub team and will serve other farmers across California as available and appropriate.

Technology 52

Technology Farming Farming Agroecology 52

Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Yes, I’m currently actively involved in farming, but in defined ways. I’m a beekeeper and I love all those momma bees that go out and gather pollen and nectar on our 15-acre pollinator conservation project as part of our 30-acre family farm. I currently [have] about 30 fruit trees with most every kind of fruit growing.

Food 138

Food Agroecology Agriculture Agriculture 138

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

AUGUST 28, 2024

Given the extreme weather that farmers and ranchers are experiencing nationwide, the farm bill should preserve the original intent of the IRA by reallocating funding only to those conservation programs that have the greatest potential to help farmers mitigate climate change right now. 2202, 2204, 2302).

Farming 97

Farming Farming Agriculture Agriculture 97

ATTRA

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The purpose of this systems research project led by National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) was to identify and promote practical ways of using regenerative grazing practices to improve soil health and catch and hold more rainwater in soil. Jacob, his wife Jennifer, and their children operate the farm in Orange, Virginia.

Cattle 69

Cattle Pasture Poultry Family Farming 69

Civil Eats

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Through captivating case studies, Thurow’s hopeful book showcases farmers who have boldly gone against the grain of modern agriculture orthodoxy and are instead embracing regenerative practices—like agroecology and permaculture—that restore soil health, enhance biodiversity, and promote resilience against climate change.

Food 137

Food Farming Farming Agriculture 137

Civil Eats

JUNE 20, 2024

Brazil’s national requirement that 30 percent of school food ingredients be sourced from local and regional family farms helps empower and fund women agroecological producers. Over the past 20 years, aided by leaps in technology, botanists have uncovered plant behaviors that challenge our very idea of what a plant is.

Food 145

Food Farming Farming Forage 145