Local food systems get help from University to put healthy food on the table, statewide
Broad roundup of UNR Extension/Experiment Station programs supporting Nevada farmers — drought-tolerant crop research, Nevada Farm Network, apprenticeships, food hubs, tribal agriculture, indoor farming.
Nevada Farmers Forum offers farmer-to-farmer learning
Announces the Jan. 23–24, 2026 Nevada Farmers Forum at UNR — workshops on lean farming, organics, livestock, viticulture, floriculture, poultry and more.
The University of Nevada at Reno’s Desert Farming Initiative is promoting climate smart farming practices
Profiles DFI, UNR’s student-run farm, showing how it advances the university’s sustainability mission via climate-smart practices, research, and event support.
The Maples Farm Carbon Farm Plan
A publicly available Carbon Farm Plan (CFP) for The Maples Farm — the 30-acre headquarters of the Center for Land-Based Learning (CLBL) in Woodland, CA, developed in partnership with the Yolo Resource Conservation District and the Carbon Cycle Institute, completed June 2024. Described as an “aspirational, living document,” the plan evaluates all possible practices to […]
The Nuss Family – Farmer’s Footprint Feature
A Farmer’s Footprint farmer feature article profiling the Nuss family’s regenerative transition at Nuss Farms in Lodi, CA. Recounts the pivotal moment when patriarch Dave Nuss attended Kiss the Ground’s Soil Health Academy with Gabe Brown, Allen Williams, and Ray Archuleta, catalyzing the family’s shift away from conventional practices. Describes the brothers’ approach of starting […]
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 […]
Meet Vineyard Owner Brook Williams
A 2018 wine blog interview with Brook Williams, owner of Duvarita Vineyard and Slide Hill Vineyard in Lompoc/Edna Valley, CA (operating under the J. Dirt Wines brand). Published prior to his Soil Health Academy training and Kiss the Ground partnership, the article covers Williams’ unconventional path into viticulture (coming from an accounting/winery management background), his […]
Scott Park Farming – UC ANR Solution Center for Nutrient Management Farmer Profile
A farmer profile from the UC ANR Solution Center for Nutrient Management detailing Scott Park’s organic nutrient management philosophy and practices at Park Farming Organics in Meridian, CA. Covers his 4-year ideal crop rotation (tomatoes → rice → beans → wheat), how cover crops between each cash crop cycle provide nutrients and organic matter, his […]
Scott Park – Park Farming Organics Demo Farm Profile
A farm profile from CSU Chico’s Center for Regenerative Agriculture and Resilient Systems documenting Scott Park’s 50-year journey from conventional processing tomato farming to one of California’s most celebrated large-scale regenerative organic operations. Covers his 1985 soil revelation, his participation in the USDA NRCS Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) project with UC Extension, Chico State, and […]
CDFA Healthy Soils Program Demonstration Project – Chorro Creek Ranch
A project page from the Coastal San Luis Resource Conservation District (CSLRCD) describing a CDFA Healthy Soils Program Demonstration trial launched in 2020 at Cal Poly’s Chorro Creek Ranch. The project, conducted in partnership with Cal Poly State University, is a replicated field trial testing four combinations of compost application and tillage intensity (conventional vs. […]