Caff

DECEMBER 22, 2022

To help small farmers struggling through an epic drought, wildfire devastation, and the pandemic… CAFF AWARDED GRANTS TO 240 FARMS IN NEED TOTALING OVER $1.5 Translation: “Thank you for awarding me these funds, it’s going to be so helpful for my farm, especially in these difficult times.

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Sustainable Food Trust

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Here, our Senior Research Manager, Robert Barbour – who comes from a Perthshire hill-farm – writes about the often overlooked environmental and social benefits that well-managed Scottish grasslands can deliver. In recent years, Scotland’s grasslands have developed a bit of an image problem. more nuanced positions.

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Caff

JUNE 29, 2021

Caiti Hachmyer of Red H Farm in South Sebastopol started a CSA in 2020 which helped her farm survive the pandemic but the heavy workload took its toll. Rebecca Bozzelli of Lantern Farm in Cloverdale also was able to pivot to selling farm boxes but not without cost. “It She farms 1.5 It was non-stop.

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Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

As director of demonstration and on-farm education for the Savanna Institute (SI) , she knows that agroforestry can be a game-changer in fighting climate change and creating healthier food systems. On the demonstration sites, farmers can see examples of successful integration of trees on farms.

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Caff

MAY 1, 2023

Emily Ayala and Hanna Kahl introduce CAFF and the Ecological Pest Management Program. Photo by Nolan Kirby) The Community Alliance with Family Farms (CAFF) held a Biologically Integrated Orchard System (BIOS) field day at Chinchiolo Farms on April 20th.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 29, 2023

Those cows are just one part of the closed-loop system the college aims to highlight in its new farm-to-fork program that is rolling out this school year. million grant for its soon-to-come vertical farming, hydroponics and plant-based culinary arts programs. Bergen Community College was one of the grant recipients, receiving a $4.5-million

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

AUGUST 28, 2024

Editor’s Note: This is the fourth post in a multi-part blog series analyzing the Farm Food and National Security Act of 2024 (FFNSA), which was reported out of the House Agriculture Committee on Friday, May 24. Overall, FFNSA misses the mark and fails to sufficiently address the most fundamental threat to our food and farm system.

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Modern Farmer

MAY 28, 2024

“Of 400 farms in our county, only five are organic,” says Matt Fitzgerald of Fitzgerald Organics in Hutchinson, Minnesota. His 2,500-acre family farm is patchwork across 40 miles of land the family owns and leases, and grows organic corn, soy, wheat and specialty crops such as beans and peas.

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Food Tank

MARCH 11, 2025

In her 1985 contribution to Farm Aid, a Song for America,Gussow wrote of a vision for a different [food] system, one where vibrant local economies are based on thriving family farms, small-scale business enterprises, and markets featuring fresh local food year-round. Gussow was born in Alhambra, California in 1928.

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Caff

AUGUST 5, 2022

The Community Alliance with Family Farms (CAFF) hosted our fourth Biologically Integrated Orchard System (BIOS) field day, titled “Effective IPM Strategies for Major Walnut Pests,” at Blossom Farms on July 12th. Randy also owns his own seed drillers, and plants cover crops on other farms in the area.

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NASDA

JUNE 22, 2023

As Congress comes together to negotiate the next Farm Bill and USDA begins to implement its 2023-2026 Science and Research Strategy to meet ambitious targets, the timing for the America Grows Act could not be better. food and agricultural sector which threaten our affordable, safe food supply, farmers’ livelihoods and national security.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 24, 2023

Since the resurgence of regenerative agriculture, farming has never been sexier. The star-studded film Kiss the Ground , featuring celebrities Woody Harrelson and Tom Brady, put the movement on the map in 2020, claiming that regenerative farming could be the solution to, not the cause of, climate change, biodiversity loss and soil erosion.

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Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

SCN works with nonprofits and schools in the region to integrate farming and food production into their work and advocates for local policy that supports school gardens, urban farms, and community gardens and helps get fresh produce to food insecure residents. Are you still actively involved in farming?

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Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Agroforestry—the integration of trees and shrubs into crop and animal farming systems—has been used since ancient times to produce fruits, nuts, coffee, cocoa and medicinal herbs. Wendy Johnson’s ‘natural savannah’ Wendy Johnson and her husband, Johnny Rafkin, own Jóia Food & Fiber Farm, in Charles City, Iowa. Johnson laughs.

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Caff

JANUARY 27, 2021

Every year, we honor individuals, farms and local businesses making a positive impact on our food and agricultural communities throughout California. Hailing from all corners of the state, each making their own unique contribution, here they are: the 2021 California Food & Farm Champions, shining a hopeful light on what’s possible.

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Wisconsin Farmers Union

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Her family farm is located in Waupaca County outside of Ogdensburg where she cares for a herd of nine dairy goats, two horses, hay fields, bees, a large kitchen garden, and more. They lived with friends in a number of different farm houses outside of Madison. She had an emphasis in Ecological Restoration of Wetlands and Prairie.

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RR2CS

APRIL 18, 2022

Rotational Grazing, Keyline Design for Maximizing Water, and Food Forests for the Future By Trina Moyles While Ian Griebel grew up on his family’s mixed farm south of Castor, Alberta, he never thought he’d one day become a farmer. Shortly after they moved back to the farm, Griebel’s father was diagnosed with cancer.

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Caff

JANUARY 26, 2022

Introducing… the 2022 Farm Champion awardees! To make it as a small farm and to affect real, lasting change in our food system, it requires unwavering determination, hard work, ingenuity, and a deeply rooted sense of purpose with a view extending a thousand growing seasons. We look forward to watching this farm grow!

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Caff

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Currently, our programming is focused in four areas: Farm to Market, Policy & Advocacy, Farmer Services, and Ecological Farming. Position Summary The Farm to Market Team at CAFF supports farmers and buyers across the state to facilitate sales relationships and increase capacity to access and serve markets.

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Caff

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Proving that innovation thrives on a small-scale, the winners of the 3rd annual Small Farm Innovation Challenge bring appropriate tech solutions to local agriculture. In the “Hardware” category, the Amiga by Farm-ng based in Watsonville, CA took the top prize.

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Food Tank

APRIL 2, 2024

Acres of Ancestry Initiative/Black Agrarian Fund The Acres of Ancestry Initiative/Black Agrarian Fund is a multidisciplinary, cooperative nonprofit ecosystem that aims to regenerate custodial land ownership, ecological stewardship, and food and fiber economies in the American South.

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Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 20, 2024

This [farm] has been in my family for over 125 years, she said. So its all on me, and its my family farm. Keeping her farm well-managed is a responsibility she doesnt take lightly. I do everything from banking to planting to spraying, everything. Im very proud of that. Shes been more or less a one-woman show since.

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RR2CS

APRIL 18, 2022

Rod and Beth Vergouwen’s agricultural roots in Strathmore stem back to the early 1900s when Beth’s great-grandfather emigrated from Illinois with the vision to farm and ranch in southern Alberta. In April 2021, Rod, Graydon, and family, received the J. It’s truly a family business,” says Graydon.

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Caff

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

CAFF’s mission is to build sustainable food and farming systems through policy advocacy and on-the-ground programs that create more resilient family farms, communities and ecosystems. As a farmer-serving organization, we recognize the historic and lasting inequities in the California food and farming system.

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Agritecture Blog

MAY 12, 2023

María Petronila Gutiérrez, whose farm La Miranda was one of the first to join Amazonian Farms. Local residents have been working to restore and conserve the deforested land through sustainable, ecologically-oriented farming methods. A typical farm in the foothills of the Amazon in southern Caquetá.

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Caff

MARCH 24, 2022

CAFF’s mission is to build sustainable food and farming systems through policy advocacy and on-the-ground programs that create more resilient family farms, communities and ecosystems. As a farmer-serving organization, we recognize the historic and lasting inequities in the California food and farming system.

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Sustainable Food Trust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Since closing our egg business , I’ve had to look for work off the farm. It’s very common for farmers to have an off-site job to support the farm business. Could this sociological depreciation be the reason why farming has become so lonely, with fewer, larger farms and ever-increasing levels of debt?

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Caff

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

At this moment, CAFF is working closely with partners across the country, with plans to meet this month with the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) to advocate for the needs of family farms. In light of recent campaign rhetoric, a proactive approach is crucial.

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Caff

JANUARY 17, 2023

As a farmer-serving organization, we recognize the historic and lasting inequities in the California food and farming system. Currently our programming is focused in four areas: Farm to Market, Policy & Advocacy, Farmer Services, and Ecological Farming.

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Caff

JULY 28, 2021

CAFF is a membership organization guided by a board of directors composed of family farmers and others passionate about food, farming and the environment. These in-person events are designed as casual mixers to network with fellow farmers and farm advocates, but may also include field days and/or other educational elements.

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Caff

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

CAFF’s mission is to build sustainable food and farming systems through policy advocacy and on-the-ground programs that create more resilient family farms, communities, and ecosystems. As a farmer-serving organization, we recognize the historic and lasting inequities in the California food and farming system.

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Caff

MAY 4, 2021

Sacramento, CA – With many small farms still reeling from the Covid-19 pandemic, Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF) announced today that the nonprofit is launching a fund to help local farmers recover from and prepare for future crises.

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Caff

JUNE 6, 2023

CAFF’s Biointensive No-Till Project is an on-farm demonstration project partnering with small, diversified vegetable farms in Northern California who are committed to minimizing tillage and interested in learning about how it affects soil health. As a result, it is often viewed as a good indicator of soil health.

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Caff

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

CAFF’s mission is to build sustainable food and farming systems through policy advocacy and on-the-ground programs that create more resilient family farms, communities and ecosystems. As a farmer-serving organization, we recognize the historic and lasting inequities in the California food and farming system. purchasing).

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Caff

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

CAFF’s mission is to build sustainable food and farming systems through policy advocacy and on-the-ground programs that create more resilient family farms, communities and ecosystems. As a farmer-serving organization, we recognize the historic and lasting inequities in the California food and farming system. purchasing).

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Caff

MAY 31, 2023

Photo by Nolan Kirby) The Community Alliance with Family Farms (CAFF) held a Biologically Integrated Orchard System (BIOS) field day at Locke Ranch on May 23rd. Chris Locke described the farm’s soil at that time as essentially a “dust bowl.” Christy uses the pressure bomb to measure water stress.

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The Equation

APRIL 3, 2023

My answer regarding agricultural and ecological droughts is a bit more complicated, as farmers and environmentalists alike continue to advocate for more water to be allocated to their causes, making it evident that our current and projected water supply is still insufficient.

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