Caff

MAY 2, 2024

On April 10th, Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF) hosted a field day at Heartwood Farms in Linden, CA with farmers Franz Eilers and Emma Wade to discuss all things compost and pest management on their biologically-integrated walnut and cherry orchards. The compost created from ground-up walnut prunings and cover crop mowings.

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Modern Farmer

JANUARY 15, 2024

But armed with advanced degrees in agricultural sciences, they started with aquaponics, growing leafy vegetables in tilapia tanks, adding hydroponically grown edible flowers before expanding to microgreens. One of Kupu’s two employees, she started orchard farming at 16. Kaʻinapu Cavasso agrees.

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CalCAN

AUGUST 10, 2023

Christine Gemperle, almond farmer and CalCAN advisor recently drove to Sacramento from her orchard in Ceres to testify in support of equipment sharing and sustainable agriculture investments alongside CalCAN staff. Our network is what keeps CalCAN a strong and successful collaborative coalition.

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Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Stokes’ findings were published in the journal Northwest Science in 2014. Plant a holly orchard and let nature do the work for you,” read one brochure. The slow pace of science guaranteed that the growers had bought themselves time. In the biggest holly clump they found, roughly 645 square feet, they found no native plants.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 5, 2023

In this 2023 Holiday Book Guide, you’ll find reviews of memoirs, personal essays, histories, science writing, journalism, cookbooks, guidebooks, and photo collections—written by our editors, staff writers, and freelance contributors. In addition to our top picks for holiday giving, you’ll find a roundup of our recent book coverage.

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