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 […]
Nuss Family Farms – Kiss the Ground Farmland Transition Program Feature
A Kiss the Ground farmer feature article profiling Nuss Farms, a 5th-generation, 1,000-acre specialty vegetable operation in Lodi, CA run by patriarch Dave Nuss and sons Derek, Tim, and Tyler. Covers the farm’s history (originally an asparagus powerhouse decimated by NAFTA), Tim and Tyler’s 2018 launch of The Modern Acre podcast as an entry into […]
Jalama Canyon Ranch
At Jalama Canyon Ranch, our farming philosophy is rooted in the belief that ecological health, agricultural productivity, and community resilience are interdependent. We steward this 1,000-acre landscape—situated just eight miles from Point Conception, at the crest of the Santa Ynez watershed and bordering the Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve—as a living laboratory dedicated to the […]
2025 San Diego Region Organic Agriculture Conference
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Hummingbird Agrotek, LLC / The Agave Farm
We responsibly practice sustainable agriculture by implementing agroecological practices such as, maximizing crop diversification, organic fertilization, water and invertebrate conservation. We enhance carbon uptake by minimizing soil disturbance, maximizing biodiversity in the soil, cover cropping or mulching, applying compost yearly, and practicing agroforestry in our agave plantations. We are passionate about conserving and propagating our […]