Situated in Colusa County, California, Spring Valley Ranch has seen a lot of changes in recent years. The land’s inheritor, Robert Slobe, took over his great-grandfather’s 7,500 acres in 1985 and has been on a journey to improve the land ever since. He has faced many challenges, including the ever-worsening need for water and threat of invasive weeds. […]
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SKYELARK RANCH
Ten years ago, Alexis and Gillies Robertson began raising sheep, chickens, and pigs on a small piece of land in the Capay Valley. They have since moved to the Northern California community of Edgewood and expanded onto a 50-acre free-range ranch. This move marked a junction in the road for the farmers. They’re growing their […]
CITRONA FARMS
Academics by training, husband and wife Daniel and Sarah Hrdy had little farming experience before moving to California from Massachusetts in 1984 to become professors at the University of California, Davis. They specifically chose to work at UC Davis with the intent of entering agriculture. Commercial farming had captivated Daniel, who had previously served as […]
T.O. CATTLE COMPANY & MORRIS GRASSFED BEEF
Joe and Julie Morris have owned and operated T.O. Cattle Company and Morris Grassfed Beef since 1991 when Joe took over his grandfather’s 200-acre ranch near San Juan Bautista, California. The Morris’ have since grown to lease an additional 5,000 private and public acres while managing 1,000 stocker cattle and 270 cows to supply their […]
WORK RANCH
George and Elaine Work and their son Ben and his wife Kelly, own and operate Work Ranch in San Miguel, in southern Monterey County. Work Ranch is a 12,000-acre ranch, divided into fifty pastures so both the cattle and grass can be managed better. George described his family as ‘solar energy converters’- “we convert solar […]
V6 RANCH
Jack and Zera Varian and their family own and operate V6 Ranch in Parkfield, California. With more than 17,000 acres of grazing land, the family sustainably raises grass-fed beef, as well as hosting tours and cattle drives. After nearly fifty years of operation, V6 Ranch has become much more than a cattle ranch. Jack and […]
TULE FARMS
Owned by sixth generation farmer Fritz Durst, Tule Farms is located in the Dunnigan Hills outside of Woodland, CA. Mr. Durst farms about 2,000 acres of irrigated land and 4,000 acres of dry land. After graduating from the University of California, Davis with a degree in agricultural economics, Mr. Durst returned to the family farm […]
LIVE EARTH FARM
Live Earth Farm is a seventy-five acre farm producing a diverse selection of organically grown orchard and row crops in Santa Cruz County. Since 1996, Live Earth owner Tom Broz has been farming his land organically with a focus on Community Supported Agriculture. Live Earth also markets their produce at an on-site farm stand, local […]
THE CLOVERLEAF FARM
In 2011, after a long search for farmland, Emma Torbert rented a one and a half acre parcel of land between Davis and Dixon from endive farmer Rich Collins for $1.00, and established the Cloverleaf Farm. Three years later, Emma met Katie Fyhrie, and the two have been farming together since. Both Emma and Katie […]
ROMINGER BROTHERS FARMS
Bruce Rominger is a fifth generation farmer in Winters California. Bruce earned his degree at UC Davis and then returned to the farm, where he has worked with his brother Rick ever since. The Rominger Brothers Farm covers roughly 4,000 acres, some leased, on which they grow processing tomatoes, rice, sunflowers, wheat, almonds, corn, wine […]
