Nuss Farms: Family Values
A long-form feature article from The Rooted Journal profiling Nuss Farms and the multigenerational story behind its regenerative transition. Covers five generations of family farming history near Lodi; the asparagus boom and NAFTA-driven collapse; Dave Nuss’s openness to innovation; Tim and Tyler’s return to the farm via The Modern Acre podcast; the 2019 start of […]
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: A Normal CA Farm Farmed Abnormally | Real Organic Podcast #205
A full-length YouTube video of Scott Park’s talk delivered at Real Organic Project’s “Farmer Friday” event at Churchtown Dairy in Hudson, New York on September 27, 2024 (also published as Real Organic Podcast Episode #205, December 2024). Scott presents detailed slides on how Park Farming Organics — a 1,700-acre certified organic and Regenerative Organic Certified […]
Ferrington Vineyard Field Trial – North Coast Soil Hub
A detailed field trial profile page from the North Coast Soil Hub documenting the multi-year replicated cover crop and tillage management trial at Ferrington Vineyard in Boonville, Anderson Valley. Covers the vineyard’s background (167 acres, ~76 acres in vines, 63 acres of sheep-grazed oak-grassland hillsides), the trial design comparing multiple plant cover systems and tillage […]
Vineyard Field Trial Insights: Plant Cover Systems and Soil Health
A North Coast Soil Hub news/update post (published January 23, 2024) summarizing highlights from the Ferrington Vineyard Field Trial in Mendocino County. Links to a downloadable PDF of the October 2022 Ferrington Vineyard Field Trial Summary, which documents findings from a replicated field trial comparing cover crop and tillage management approaches and their effects on […]
Conducting Research on Your Own Farm | Farmer-Led Experiments & Innovation
A YouTube video (published February 25, 2025) focused on how farmers can structure on-farm trials and experiments to generate reliable, actionable results — framing farmers as natural innovators and problem-solvers.
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 […]
Protection of Shasta County Ranch Provides Agricultural, Educational, Wildlife, and Climate Resiliency Benefits
A California Climate Investments project profile on Ross Ranch, detailing how a ~$5.6 million SALC grant awarded to Shasta Land Trust in 2018 permanently protected the 854-acre working ranch from urban development. Highlights the conservation easement’s multiple co-benefits: agricultural use by cattle ranchers and beekeepers, carbon sequestration demonstration work with Point Blue Conservation Science, prescribed […]
Rangeland Monitoring Network: A Decade of Shared Stewardship and Monitoring on California’s Rangelands
An interactive ArcGIS StoryMap documenting ten years of Point Blue Conservation Science’s Rangeland Monitoring Network (RMN), a collaborative program tracking birds, plants, and soils across 145 ranches in 28 California counties since 2014. Presents findings on how a warming, drying climate is affecting soil carbon in rangelands, and outlines next steps for understanding how management […]
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 […]