Caff

JUNE 29, 2021

She farms 1.5 acres on two pieces of leased land using no-till agro-ecological practices including drip irrigation, cover crops and lots of mulch to conserve water and build healthy soil. She dry farms tomatoes and winter squash on one property which sits low in the ground and typically floods every winter.

Family Farming 52

Family Farming Farming Farming Water Rights 52

Sustainable Food Trust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

As the Industrial Revolution progressed, we started using more advanced equipment that could be pulled by horses, and of course today we have individual tractors that can do the work of hundreds of horses (627 horsepower is apparently the highest as of 2023). Life as a peasant farmer, before mechanisation, would have been extremely hard.

Agriculture 98

Agriculture Agriculture Tractor Technology 98

Caff

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

This modular, low-cost machine enables small vegetable, fruit, and horticulture farmers to reduce hand labor with expandable intelligent electrical horsepower while also offering an alternative for many tasks that would otherwise require a full-sized tractor. We hope it will inspire even more innovators to apply for next year’s challenge.”

Farming 52

Farming Farming Mechanics Food 52

Caff

JANUARY 27, 2021

Awards will be bestowed during the conclusion of the California Small Farm Conference on February 28, a free event featuring keynote speaker, Nikki Silvestri. LEGACY FARMER Will Scott, Scott Family Farms Will Scott Jr. started farming as a form of self-transformation and restoration.

Food 52

Food Farming Farming Ecology 52

Caff

JANUARY 17, 2023

Currently our programming is focused in four areas: Farm to Market, Policy & Advocacy, Farmer Services, and Ecological Farming. We commit to advancing racial, gender, and environmental justice in our larger systems, as well as in our own workplace. To learn more about CAFF, our history, and our core values, visit [link].

Technology 52

Technology Farming Farming Agroecology 52

Civil Eats

JANUARY 31, 2024

How do you do that and create ecological change, economic value, and social benefit? In the 15 years he spent at Niman Ranch , he increased the network of small family farms raising animals on pasture from 160 to over 850. “We Or, “consumer trends,” which drive the whole tractor in big box grocery, may change.

Ranching 117

Ranching Cattle Production Food 117