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 […]
Sowing Seeds of Change
THE VISION CORE VALUES: Love, Respect, Stewardship, Diversity. Sowing Seeds of Change has a mission to empower our participants to discover and and actively engage in a local food system that encourages healthy living, nurtures the environment, and grows a sustainable community through vocational training, youth entrepreneurship, and leadership opportunities. Our primary objectives and vision […]
California Olive Ranch
California Olive Ranch is the largest grower of olives for extra virgin olive oil in California. Since 1998, we have pioneered new ways of cultivating, harvesting, and milling olives with one of the largest state-of-the-art production facilities in the country. We have ensured that the highest quality standards, sustainable farming practices, and premium production methods […]
Gemperle Family Farms
Welcome to Gemperle Family Farms, a third generation farm family. Ever since we established our farm in the early 1950’s our family strives to provide the freshest local eggs to our customers and community. Our family values encompass strong stewardship … caring for our environment, our hens, our customers and our community. We are innovative […]
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 […]
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 […]
2nd Annual Regenerative Almond Field Day
FEBRUARY 21 – 22, 2023 A two-day learning opportunity to explore regenerative almond farming The Regenerative Almond Field Day convenes together farmers, industry leaders, researchers, policymakers, healthcare managers, funders, activists, educators, students, and others working toward a healthy and truly regenerative food system. Schedule: Tuesday, Feb 21st – Tour Burroughs Family Orchards – Hear from […]
ESRCD SOILS (Stewardship of Irrigated Lands) Center
SOILS (Stewardship of Irrigated Lands) Center; ESRCD’s SOILS Center in Ceres, CA aims to provide education, resources, and technical assistance to our community. This includes but is not limited to farming demonstrations, native plant garden workshops, cooking demonstrations, farm-to-school programs, food & wine tastings, etc.
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, […]