Ross Ranch
Ross Ranch is an 860-acre working ranch located just on the outskirts of Redding, CA. The ranch primarily consists of blue oak woodland, open grassland, and a handful of seasonal emergent wetlands and is permanently protected from development by a conservation easement. The ranch is used as a “learning laboratory” to test and implement regenerative […]
Limoneira Co.
Limoneira is a global producer of citrus, with primary operations located in Santa Paula, CA. Sustainability is a central concept within our ethos, and we work hard to employ existing best practices and experiment to discover new ones. Our goal is to promote the restoration of natural ecosystem services in order to minimize our environmental […]
Chamberlain Ranch
In 1929 Theodore Chamberlin purchased 8000 acres of the mexican land grant, Rancho Corral de Quati. His wife Ailie named their ranch Rancho Los Potreros, reflecting the vast open cattle pastures. Specializing in registered Polled Herefords, Ted and Ailie raised their 5 children while successfully building the business that is intrinsically tied to the ranching […]
Cardoza and Cardoza Farming Company
Steven farms 300 acres of certified organic raisin grapes in Easton, CA. His father had always done things others thought were outside of the box, including farming organically in 1999, so Steven is following in Dwayne’s innovative footsteps. He is experimenting with different climate smart agriculture practices including cover cropping, reducing tillage, composting, and drones […]
CalCAN Summit 2022: Recap of Farm Tours
Taylor Brothers Farms
Growing prunes in the Sacramento Valley using soil health and organic practices. In our 40th year and still learning.
Gemperle Orchards Faith Home Orchard – Soil Health Case Study
Unruh Farms
Colusa walnut farmer Daniel Unruh has been in the process of transforming the conventional family farm he inherited from his father-in-law into what he intends to be a model for Regenerative Agriculture. It has taken time and effort—and he still uses fertilizers and chemicals in what he believes is an intermediate stage of the process—but […]