Center for Land-Based Learning: Deepening Ties Between Local Ag, Local Markets, and Local Need
A community journalism feature article from The Dirt (a free, independent publication covering Davis and Yolo County), published March 22, 2026, profiling CLBL’s Community Food Program and its role connecting local farms — including Riverfront Farm in West Sacramento — to food-insecure residents across Yolo County. Features quotes from Community Food Program Manager Christopher Wong […]
From the Orchard: Rich Gemperle Applies Hydrogeology Expertise to Farming
A Q&A profile of Rich Gemperle of Gemperle Family Farms in Turlock, a second-generation almond grower with a background as a hydrologic engineer. Gemperle discusses how his hydrogeology training informs a science-driven, trial-based approach to sustainable farming — including a long-running compost program using poultry manure from the family’s egg operation, cover cropping and hedgerow […]
USDA California Climate Hub — Full Belly Farm Case Study
A USDA California Climate Hub case study walking through a five-step adaptation planning framework as applied to Full Belly Farm in Yolo County, covering climate change projections for the Capay Valley region and the farm’s practices for building soil health, diversifying crops, and reducing reliance on the electrical grid
Friend’s Ranches Inc.
Our family has been growing citrus in the Ojai Valley for over 125 years! We currently attend three farmers’ markets in Southern California year-round as well as selling directly from our packinghouse and running a seasonal mail order business. We also sell our tangerines to wholesalers throughout California including being one of the main wholesale […]
Full Belly Farm
Full Belly Farm is a certified organic farm located in the beautiful Capay Valley of northern California. We are committed to fostering sustainability on all levels, from fertility in our soil and care for the environment, to stable employment for our farm workers. We strive to be good stewards of this farm, so that this […]
Pleasant Grove Farms
We are a family farm dedicated to growing great tasting, certified organic regenerative rice, popcorn, corn, wheat, triticale, and beans, while conserving our resources and restoring riparian wildlife habitat for birds, pollinators, and Monarch butterflies. We also have a grain mill which allows us to clean the crops from our fields and prepare it for […]
The Agave Farm Field Day
Traceland
Traceland is a small family farm on the central coast of California.We have been growing certified organic avocados since 2005. As a family of landscapers and naturalists, the farm is at the nexus of art, agriculture and ecological restoration. Our food systems are based on agro-ecological production and keyline water management. We have seen satisfactory […]
Yagi Sisters Farm
Yagi Sisters Farm is a small-scale vegetable and herb farm in Sebastopol, CA that centers ecology, diversity, and localization in serving our community. We like to remember our roots, serve roots (on a plate and in tending), and root for others who are in aligned missions of care, quality and community well being.
LandUse Learning Center
The LandUse Learning Center (LLC) is a demonstration garden that exhibits sustainable* practices for the three main land uses of southern California: native habitats, urban areas, and agriculture. The LLC is an educational tool for empowering southern Californians to practice natural resource stewardship at home, at work, and in the community. Each area includes labeled […]