Sustainable Nutrient Management & Soil Health Field Day

Climate smart nutrient management for cool season vegetable crop production Co-composted biochar application in intensive vegetable rotations: on-farm trial review Latest developments in measuring soil health: the 4 most responsive indicators Healthy soil incentives and Ag Order 4.0 requirements Avenues for improving N cycling in vegetable production In-field soil health assessment and compost spreader calibration

Gemperle Orchards

Christine and her brother Erich have been growing almonds since 1999, the year they purchased their farm in Ceres, California. Now, the sibling duo farms 40 acres in Ceres and 92 acres in Gustine. Throughout the last two decades of their farming careers, they have sought to learn more about better farming practices; not just […]

Maples Farm

The Center for Land-Based Learning’s Headquarters at Maples Farm is a 30-acre campus that houses new offices, the Best Classroom where they hold in-person classes, and productive farmland and associated infrastructure. Beginning farmers in the Center’s California Farm Academy Farm Business Incubator Program can lease plots of farmland on Maples Farm or in West Sacramento, […]