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Ecological Farming Program Specialist

Caff

Title: Ecological Farming Program Specialist I or II Location: California / Hybrid – partially remote option (Davis, CA Region preferred) FTE: 1.0 Currently our programming is focused in four areas: Farm to Market, Policy & Advocacy, Farmer Services, and Ecological Farming.

Ecology 52
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Letter supporting America Grows Act

NASDA

James Winery Supporters of Agricultural Research (SoAR) Foundation Synergistic Hawaii Agriculture Council The Breakthrough Institute The Good Food Institute Turfgrass Producers International U.S.

Science 130
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This Oregon Farmer Is Building a New Model for Indigenous Food and Agriculture

Civil Eats

At her 6-acre Sakari Farms outside Bend, Oregon, Schreiner employs traditional ecological knowledge to cultivate regional first foods —foods consumed before European colonialization—and passes that expertise down to Native American youth. Spring Alaska Schreiner, owner of Sakari Farms outside Bend, Oregon.

Food 131
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The Sustainable Soil-ution Beneath Your Feet

Sustainable Harvest International

“ “My philosophy has always been that the health of soil, plants, animals, people, and the environment is one.” ” — Rattan Lal, professor of soil science + 2020 World Food Prize Laureate Conventional, or industrial, agriculture uses chemicals to defend crops from weeds, certain insect species, and diseases.

Compost 59
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Our 2023 Food and Farming Holiday Book Gift Guide

Civil Eats

Goldthwaite The coeditors of Good Eats , both English professors and authors, have gathered a selection of creative nonfiction essays that requires “ecological thinking and a close attention to relationships, the environment, and diversity.”

Food 118