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. […]
GHG Mitigation
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 […]
GIACOMAZZI DAIRY
Dino Giacomazzi is a fourth-generation dairy farmer whose 900-acre farm has been in operation southeast of Hanford since 1893. He and his family live on the dairy property and oversee all aspects of its operations. Mr. Giacomazzi has been on the forefront of land conservation; his use of conservation tillage that has reduced air pollution […]
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 […]
SWANTON BERRY FARM
Swanton Berry Farm was founded in 1983 by Jim Cochran. Starting with a four acre half-organic, half-chemical strawberry farm, Mr. Cochran has worked tirelessly for the past 30 years to prove that organic strawberries can be commercially successful. With 200-acres of land leased on five ranches north of Santa Cruz, CA, Swanton Berry Farm has […]
BURROUGHS FAMILY FARMS
Ward and Rosie Burroughs and their children have several farms just outside Denair in the California Central Valley. Their farms have been in the family for generations and have led to the creation of new farming enterprises. The Burroughs own and operate California Cloverleaf Farms, Vista Almonds, B and B Pastures and Full Circle Dairy. […]
RED H FARM
Red H Farm proprietor Caiti Hachmyer grew up in Sonoma County. After graduating from UC Berkeley, Caiti held various nonprofit positions in sustainable food systems advocacy. The Great Recession and the corresponding lack of employment opportunities in the Bay Area drove her to abroad to work on a farm, where she learned a useful new […]
PAICINES RANCH
The Paicines Ranch, located in Paicines, California, has been a working ranch since the mid-1800’s. It is located in San Benito County approximately 10 miles south of Hollister. The Ranch consists of approximately 7000 acres of rangeland, 550 acres of row crops, and 25 acres of vineyard, all certified organic. Farmer and agricultural designer Kelly […]
OKUYE FARMS
Okuye Farms’ history dates back to 1907, three years after Japanese immigrant Kyutaro Abiko bought 3,000 acres in the Merced County community known as the Yamato Colony. Abiko divided the land into smaller plots and sold them to other Japanese immigrants, including Paul Okuye’s grandfather. Paul and his three siblings were raised on the farm, […]
KUNDE FAMILY WINERY
German immigrant Louis Kunde established the Kunde Family Winery in 1904. More than 110 years later, his great grandchildren and great, great grandchildren own and operate the winery, which consists of 1,850 acres to constitute the largest contiguous privately-owned parcel in the Sonoma Valley. Seventeen grape varietals are grown on the parcel, which extends from […]
