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 […]
WEGIS & YOUNG
For over 100 years, the Wegis and Young families have been pillars of the Kern County agriculture industry and community. The business was born in the 1890s when four brothers from Germany began farming 20 acres of land. Today, Wegis & Young is operated by the third and fourth generation of the families and encompasses 10,000 acres […]
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 […]
LUNDBERG FAMILY FARMS
Lundberg Family Farms began in 1937 when Albert and Frances Lundberg relocated to California’s fertile Sacramento Valley. After witnessing the Dustbowl in Nebraska that was the result of poor soil management, Albert taught his sons Eldon, Wendell, Harlan and Homer a way of farming that enhances and protects the environment. The family went on to […]
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 […]
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 […]
SANO FARMS
Alan Sano co-owns Sano Farms, a 4000-acre farm in western Fresno County that primarily produces processing tomatoes. Mr. Sano and Jesse Sanchez, his Farm Manager, have developed a highly efficient, resource-conserving tomato production method over the past five years that uses conservation tillage, drip-irrigation, and cover crops to increase soil organic matter, improve soil tilth, […]
RED ROCK RANCH
John Diener’s family started farming in the Central Valley in the 1920’s. John bought his farm shortly after graduating with a degree in Agricultural Economics from UC Davis in 1980. Located in Five Points, CA, on the Western side of the San Joaquin Valley, Red Rock Ranch is 4,000 acres of fruit and vegetables, including […]
HIGH GROUND ORGANICS
Stephen Pedersen and Jeanne Byrne, who own and operate High Ground Organics in Watsonville, California, are very dedicated to sustainable farming. They grow a variety of certified organic fruits and vegetables on their nearly 50-acre farm. Most of their produce is sold through their Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program, and they also sell at their […]
