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As a second-generation rancher, Rizpah honors her family’s agricultural traditions while confronting systemic barriers in a predominantly white, male-dominated field. Assemblymember Wilsons tireless efforts exemplify her dedication to supporting Californias familyfarms and ensuring a sustainable agricultural future.
It’a not just because it’s cheaper and not just because Capay Hills Orchard , his farm just north of Sacramento, is in an area of California that is increasingly drought-prone. Treehouse Almonds sources nuts from roughly 50,000 acres in California’s Central Valley, and Gardiner’s familyfarm provides about 20,000 of them.
Truth be told, cattle farmers are no fans of lupine. But on Mallonee Farms , a Washington State dairy farm , things are different. Without pollinators to fertilize berry crops, orchards or field crops such as squash, all of us eaters are also endangered. Instead of eradicating the undesired plant, it is protected.
Seasonal crops rotate through expansive pastures, cattle graze the rich sea grasses and several colonies of bees hurry about their business. But unlike neighboring farms that focus on production for faraway markets or keep a single family afloat, the farm at Kiawah River is supporting 185 families who live in the surrounding homes.
Photo by Nolan Kirby) The Community Alliance with FamilyFarms (CAFF) held a Biologically Integrated Orchard System (BIOS) field day at Locke Ranch on May 23rd. Attendees were treated to a walk through the orchard with Chris and Christy Locke, who were participants in the original BIOS project over twenty years ago.
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