Organic Farm System: Phil Foster Ranches
Detailed whole-farm case study covering farm philosophy, soil management, insect pest management, and disease management systems, developed with Western SARE support.
Phil Foster — Hedgerows at Foster Ranch
Profile of hedgerow/insectary plantings for biodiversity and pest control, plus carbon-sequestration benefits; includes an embedded video featuring Dr. Tara Pisani Gareau (Boston College).
Phil Foster’s Introduces Regenerative Practices He Uses on His Farm
Phil Foster walks through the regenerative techniques used at his ranches, tied to his NRCS Conservation Innovation Grant reduced-tillage project.
University offers agricultural producers help with organic certification and managing summer’s heat
Covers UNR’s Fourth Annual Forum on Farm Resilience (heat management) and the Grow Organic Nevada mentorship program.
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Training Future Farmers To Grow More Than Food
A KneeDeep Times feature article (published December 4, 2024) about Agroecology Commons Farm, a three-acre educational incubator farm in El Sobrante (Contra Costa County) run by co-founders Brooke Porter and Alexa Levy. Focuses on their Bay Area Farmer-to-Farmer Training Program (BAFFT), a nine-month program centering BIPOC, queer, and working-class beginning farmers in both technical agricultural […]
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.