Episode 161: Hannah Eisloeffel on Intentional Inclusivity Through Community Supported Agriculture
A Thriving Farmer Podcast episode (Episode #161, published January 5, 2022) featuring Hannah Eisloeffel of Table Bluff Farm. The episode focuses on how Hannah has built an intentionally inclusive CSA model on her 2-acre regenerative microfarm on the Humboldt County coast — offering barrier-free, pay-as-you-go weekly boxes at the lowest price point in the county, […]
Farm Feature: Table Bluff Farms
A farm feature article from the North Coast Co-op / NEC (Natural Energy Co-op) blog (published September 30, 2022) profiling Table Bluff Farm in Loleta, Humboldt County. Covers the farm’s founding story (Hannah and her partner moving their menagerie from Bayside to Loleta in 2017), the 2-acre microfarm’s low/no-till philosophy (using pigs to bio-till and […]
Table Bluff Farm – Kiss the Ground Farmland Transition Program Feature
A Kiss the Ground farmer feature article profiling Hannah Eisloeffel and her partner Nic, founders of Table Bluff Farm — a 2-acre, first-generation, woman-owned regenerative microfarm in Loleta, Humboldt County. Covers the farm’s origin story (a compacted, overgrown horse pasture converted starting in 2017 through three NRCS/CDFA grants: EQIP, SWEEP, and Healthy Soils Program), their […]
Table Bluff Farm introduction
A short video introduction of Table Bluff Farm
Duvarita Vineyard – Kiss the Ground Farmer Feature
A Kiss the Ground farmer feature article (published May 27, 2022) profiling Brook Williams, owner of Duvarita Vineyard in Lompoc, CA. Covers Williams’ background as a 30-year winery professional who transitioned to vineyard ownership in 2012, his adoption of biodynamic practices beginning in 2014 (certified biodynamic 2017), and how his participation in Kiss the Ground’s […]
Communicating the Beneficial Effects of Soil Health Practices: Yagi Sisters Farm Soil Data Summary 2023
A one-page UC Cooperative Extension handout authored by UCCE Advisor Ellie Andrews, presenting 2023 soil fertility, microbial, and structural assessment data from Yagi Sisters Farm with permission from Reyna Yagi. Includes results from Dellavalle Labs (soil fertility), Ward Labs (microbial biomass and diversity index), bulk density measurements, and water infiltration rates across multiple farm blocks […]
Regenerative Practices Have Yielded Unruh Walnut Farms Big Dividends in Chemical Savings
A grower profile article from National Nut Grower magazine (November/December 2024 issue) covering Daniel Unruh’s regenerative transition at his 193-acre walnut orchard in Colusa County. Focuses on how his mustard cover crop strategy resolved a severe nematode problem without chemicals, the evolution toward diverse 30-species cover crop mixes, no-till and crimping practices, biological pest management, […]
Interview with Molly Taylor on Cover Crops
A blog interview with PT Ranch manager Molly Taylor covering the ranch’s adoption of cover crops starting in 2020, including the specific species used (turnips, clovers, collard greens, oats, rye), their no-till approach, integration with cattle grazing, benefits to soil health and drought resilience, and how California’s Healthy Soils Incentive Program and carbon credit markets […]
5 with a Farmer: Molly Taylor of PT Ranch
A short-form video in Kiss the Ground’s “5 with a Farmer” series, featuring five rapid-fire questions with PT Ranch manager Molly Taylor about regenerative farming, her philosophy on soil health, and what she hopes future generations understand about working with nature rather than against it.
From Pilots to Big Bold Visions: Rapid Scaling of Carbon Farming in Santa Barbara County
A panel presentation slide deck from August 2017 prepared for the Central Coast Climate Collaborative, featuring Russell Chamberlin (Ted Chamberlin Ranch), Anna Olsen (Cachuma Resource Conservation District), Emily Miller (Community Environmental Council), Sharyn Main (Santa Barbara Foundation), and Aeron Arlin Genet (Santa Barbara County APCD). The presentation covers the science of carbon farming, results from […]